About Henderson, NV
Henderson, the second largest city in Nevada after Las Vegas, is located in Clark County within the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The township of Henderson emerged in the 1940s to supply the country with magnesium, the "miracle metal" of World War II. Henderson has been voted the sixth best walking city in America and in 2006 was ranked #20 by Money magazine as one of the top 100 places to live in the U.S. Notable for it's frequent feature on the television series "C.S.I. : Crime Scene Investigation", classic scenes in the James Bond film "Diamonds are Forever" and scenes from the Julia Roberts film "America's Sweethearts" the city is also home to famous people such as Tony Curtis, Gladys Knight, Toni Braxton & Marie Osmond. Henderson holds an abundance of schools, 47 in it's district not including the many Colleges and Universities as well places of interest ranging from Casino's and Spa's to Museums and Ranches.