Area Information
Arden is located about 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Las Vegas.
The San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad (later part of the Union Pacific Railroad) began operating through the area in 1905. The railroad's Arden station, located about 12 miles (19 km) south of Las Vegas, was named for Arden, the New York estate of E. H. Harriman, the railroad's co-owner.
The Arden post office was established in 1907. Around that time, William K. Moore, who has been credited as Arden's founder, discovered gypsum deposits in the nearby mountains. With financing from Southern California businessmen, Moore started the Arden Plaster Company, which opened a mill at the site in 1908. A narrow-gauge railroad was constructed to connect the plant to the gypsum mine, 5 miles (8.0 km) away. The plaster plant burned down in 1912, but was quickly rebuilt. In 1919, it was purchased by the United States Gypsum Company. The plant was closed and dismantled in 1930 due to a decline in the construction industry.
In 1958, United Airlines Flight 736, a Douglas DC-7 passenger aircraft, collided with a United States Air Force F-100 jet fighter near Arden, killing all 49 people aboard the two aircraft.
The Arden post office was closed in 1971. In 1981, Arden was reported to have around 40 residents.
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