Lost City Museum: A Hidden Gem on Southern Nevada’s Arrowhead Trail

The Friends of Gold Butte in collaboration with the Virgin River Coalition are proud to present our monthly Speaker Series! Join us at the Mesquite Community Theater on Wednesday February 18 at 6:00 pm for "Lost City Museum: A Hidden Gem on Southern Nevada’s Arrowhead Trail" presented by Virginia Lucas.

Completed in 1935, the Boulder Dam Park Museum was built to house the artifacts from excavations at Lake Mead. The museum was originally located at St. Thomas before moving to its current location in 1935. The museum existed as the Boulder Dam Park Museum for the next 15 years. In the early 1950s, the museum transferred to state control, and the name changed to what it is today – the Lost City Museum. While several Civilian Conservation Corps crews worked on the building of the Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Ohio Company 573 and Company 538 were sent to excavate where the lake would ultimately form. The Lost City Museum will soon celebrate its 90th Anniversary, and while the building has had some additions through the years, it remains a place for people to learn about the indigenous peoples that lived and thrived in the Moapa Valley a thousand years ago. This presentation will showcase photos from the 1925 and 1926 Pageant as well as video clips from the 1920s and 1930s excavations.

Virginia Lucas is the Curator/Archaeologist for the Lost City Museum in Overton, Nevada. She will give her presentation and then also be available to answer questions from the audience. This is a chance to gather with friends, make new ones and learn about the wonderful world in which we live, and it's free to the public. Doors open at 5:30 pm and the presentation will begin at 6:00 pm. The snack bar will be open, and we will have information on how you can become involved with both the Virgin River Coalition and the Friends of Gold Butte, both 501 (c)(3) Nonprofit organizations based here in Mesquite!

***We will be doing a Facebook Live for this event, which while not as good as attending in person, will be a way for those of you that are too far away to learn along with the rest. There will not be a Zoom this time, so Facebook Live is your opportunity to attend remotely. Go to https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofGoldButte/