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 Laughlin at night, from the Arizona side of the Colorado River |
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Laughlin is a Census Designated Place that is governed by a town council appointed by the Clark County Board of Commissioners. Back in 1964, Don Laughlin, the operator of the 101 Club in Las Vegas, bought what was then called South Pointe: the whole southern tip of Nevada. He built an eight room motel (his own family occupied 4 of the rooms) and installed 2 gaming tables and 12 slot machines. He also offered guests all-you-can-eat chicken dinners for $0.98. From that humble beginning grew what is now the 3rd most visited resort and casino center in Nevada. Laughlin himself wanted to call the place Riverside but the Post Office chose Laughlin and that name stuck. The city has opted to advertise itself as a more family-oriented center than Las Vegas or Reno and has put greater emphasis on developing family and outdoor activities in the area. Across the Colorado River is Bulhead City, AZ, with 4 times the population and home to many of the workers in Laughlin. The Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area begins at the southern limit of Laughlin. |
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 A view of Laughlin from Spirit Mountain Wilderness to the northwest |
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Clark County Related Pages: Boulder City - Henderson - Las Vegas Mesquite - North Las Vegas - Clark County Old Las Vegas Mormon State Historic Park - Valley of Fire State Park - Big Bend of the Colorado Recreation Area Spring Mountain Ranch State Park - Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard Resort |
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Other Clark County Related Pages: Lake Mead National Recreation Area - Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Red Rock Canyon Scenic Byway - Valley of Fire Scenic Byway Mt. Charleston Scenic Byway - Bitter Springs Back County Byway Gold Butte Back Country Byway - Desert National Wildlife Refuge Black Canyon of the Colorado Wilderness - Bridge Canyon Wilderness Eldorado Mountains Wilderness - Ireteba Peaks Wilderness- Jimbilnan Wilderness La Madre Mountain Wilderness - Mount Charleston Wilderness - Nellis Wash Wilderness Pinto Valley Wilderness - Rainbow Mountain Wilderness - Spirit Mountain Wilderness Jumbo Springs Wilderness - Lime Canyon Wilderness - Wee Thump Wilderness North McCullough Mountains Wilderness - South McCullough Mountains Wilderness |
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| Photos of Laughlin at night and with hot air balloons courtesy of the Nevada Commission on Tourism. Photo of Laughlin from Spirit Mountain courtesy of Stan Shebs, GNU FDL, V1.2 or later. Text is available for re-use under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. |
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