Following are some newspaper stories that tell more of the story and what our book entitled "Mt. Charleston History Book" contains:
>From the "Gambler's Book Club" catalog comes the following:
MT. CHARLESTON LODGE HISTORY
BOOK.
A history of one of Las Vegas' fastest-growing scenic-recreation areas.
How it grew, the "pioneers" who had the foresight to allow the
area to develop and expand gradually. The lodge, the focal point for
the entire mountain resort, is the center of recent history. Taylor,
an historian, tells the story through newspaper clippings in chronological
order. Fascinating reading for anyone visiting the area. 200 pages,
paperbound GBC catalog #532704 (ISBN 0-961 6633-4-0)
NEW MT. CHARLESTON
HISTORY BOOK REVEALED (From the Beehive Newspaper)
"There had been no recorded history of the wonderful alpine-like
recreation area," Taylor said, "so I gathered together all of
my records and files from the early days when the Hacienda Hotel owners
developed the area.
The 200 page book is much like a complete historical scrapbook, all the important events and developments that have taken place on Mt. Charleston since E.W. Griffith built a rustic lodge and rental cabins nearby.
In this latest edition are even new pages bringing to
light some of the mystery surrounding the crash of the secret Air Force
C-54 transport plane that hit the summit November l7th l955. A veil of
secrecy has covered the event for years.
Now it has come out that the crash had a lot to do with the Cold War with
Russia.
Also included in this newest edition are pages from the files of Mary Jane Griffith Reiter whose father helped develop the original community and hunting lodge in Kyle Canyon.
MOUNT CHARLESTON GOLF RESORT
PLANNED (From the Review Journal By Marcia Pledger)
Development of a $35 million golf resort on Mount Charleston will begin
this summer, said Frank Mummey, resort president.
Mount Charleston Alpine Golf Resort and Alpine Village
Development are scheduled to open on the south side of Kyle Canyon Road,
about 30 miles northwest of Las Vegas.
LOCAL HISTORIAN UPDATES MT. CHARLESTON SERIES
(From Las Vegas Sun By Bob Shemeligian)
The eviction of the "Mount Charleston Squatter," the Western
Coach bus roll-over that injured 40 Girl Scouts, and the l990 snowstorms
that trapped vacationers in their cabins.
All these mountain stories and many more from the past
years are brought to life by local historian and author Dick Taylor in
his "M. Charleston History Book."
Through newspaper clippings, local fliers and letters, Taylor's book covering
the mountain area's history shows how the vacation spot 35 miles northwest
of Las Vegas has grown from a weekend hideaway and lumber operation to
a thriving tourist destination.
(The above newspaper story has been shortened because of space limitations.)
Who should own this book? Anyone interested in hiking, snow sports, mountain biking, cliff climbing, honeymoons in modern yet rustic looking cabins, clean air and brilliant stars in the heavens at night!
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