During World War II the huge Basic Magnesium Inc. plant, built between Las Vegas and Boulder City, produced metals needed for the war. The plant employed thousands of people, including blacks recruited from the South. The first employee housing at the town called... read the full story

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Las Vegas [...] huge Basic Magnesium Inc. plant, built between Las Vegas and Boulder City, produced metals needed for the [...]

Carver Park [...] later Henderson, was for whites only. In 1943, Carver Park , designed by African-American architect Paul [...] and Yvonne, Clarice and Roscoe, front. Later, Carver Park admitted whites also. This historical photo is [...]

Basic Magnesium Inc. [...] World War II the huge Basic Magnesium Inc. plant, built between Las Vegas and Boulder City, [...] The first employee housing at the town called Basic , later Henderson, was for whites only. In 1943, [...]