#6 Las Vegas, New Mexico Historian Ralph Emerson Twitchell once opined that “...there was no town which harbored a more disreputable gang of desperadoes, and outlaws than did Las Vegas.” Strong stuff. But the New Mexican town with the notorious reputation began to settle down after bandit leader Vicente Silva was murdered by one of his own gang members in 1893. In 1898, the town sent 21 volunteers to join Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. The seat of San Miguel County got its start due t
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