Mormons settled this city in 1855 but thought it was too much of a gamble & abandoned it in 1857
He was 
formerly a teacher of book-keeping in this city, but at the time of the Mormon... [DOC] [TLE] The Old Mormon Fort --Reading 1 - National Park Service [PAR] The history of the Las Vegas Mormon Fort began in 1855 when Brigham Young, 
the leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Salt Lake City 
selected 30 ...