The Economic Times

Till 1930, it was a thriving town near Las Vegas. Then it got drowned. Decades later, its streets and homes keep reappearing

The historic town of St. Thomas in Las Vegas submerged beneath a dam for decades, has resurfaced due to ongoing drought conditions. Once a bustling agricultural centre during the 1930s, the settlement's demise came from boundary conflicts and back taxes, forcing its inhabitants to leave. Today, the remnants of this drowned community are exposed, inviting explorers to uncover its forgotten past as water levels recede.