"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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: Jerry wrote:
: "J G Miller" wrote in message
: news :
: snip
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: [ in reply to Andy Furniss ]
: :
: : So the Hoover Dam did make the bright lights possible in
Las
: Vegas by
: : first providing power to the city and fostering its growth,
but
: by
: : the time of your visit, the city was no longer using Hoover
Dam
: as
: : a power source.
:
: Also didn't the Hoover Dam make it possible to sustain Las
Vegas
: (as a major habitation) in other ways, such as a sustainable
and
: reliable water supply?
:
: Fairly sure that there was always water there.
:
: Underground.
:
: probably pumped with windmills. The desert is permanently windy
there.
:

Indeed but I did say *as a major habitation*, Las Vegas was
nothing more that a dust-bowl desert settlement before being
developed into what most now think of as Las Vegas IIRC,
something changes that allowed made it able to support many tens
of thousands of people rather than a few hundred.
--
Regards, Jerry.