ST. THOMAS

NAME: St. Thomas
COUNTY: Clark
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Hot
BEST TIME TO VISIT: When Lake Mead is low 		COMMENTS: Ask at Overton, Nevada, for directions to St. Thomas. Only go when the lake is low.
REMAINS: Foundations
UPDATE: We just rstoped and went through St.Thomas,Neveda 3 Days ago. The town is now all above water and will nover flood again. There is still foundations you can see. It is a 2.5 mile hike from the parking area round trip. If you stop at the Lost Village Musium they will give you a map for St.Thomas for a quarter. I have pictures from when we went if you would like them and more info. Thanks. let me know.
Chanta Foremaster

Founded 8 Jan 1865 by Mormon settlers sent by Brigham Young to the confluence of the Muddy and Virgin Rivers, St. Thomas had fewer than 500 residents, but was a popular stop along the Arrowhead Trail. The town and surrounding land was purchased by the Federal goverment in the 1930s to make way for Lake Mead. Most residents moved to nearby Overton. After the completion of Hoover Dam (then called Boulder Dam), the waters rose to cover the foundations of the town's buildings. Today, when the lake is low, the remnants of St. Thomas rise out of the mud. Submitted by: Gary Hoffman

 

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here is an AP photo that ran in the San Diego Union Tribune of 21 Feb 1999, from the AP archive.
Courtesy Gary Hoffman


The concrete foundations of several buildings in what was St. Thomas are resurfacing because of the server drought. Lake Mead is at its lowest level in 30 years.

Janice Greever


The concrete foundations of several buildings in what was St. Thomas are resurfacing because of the server drought. Lake Mead is at its lowest level in 30 years.

Janice Greever


The concrete foundations of several buildings in what was St. Thomas are resurfacing because of the server drought. Lake Mead is at its lowest level in 30 years.

Janice Greever


The concrete foundations of several buildings in what was St. Thomas are resurfacing because of the server drought. Lake Mead is at its lowest level in 30 years.

Janice Greever


The concrete foundations of several buildings in what was St. Thomas are resurfacing because of the server drought. Lake Mead is at its lowest level in 30 years.

Janice Greever


St. Thomas
Courtesy Frank


St. Thomas
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St. Thomas
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St. Thomas
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St. Thomas
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St. Thomas
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St. Thomas
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St. Thomas
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