Historical Marker
Jean, Nevada
Historical marker location:
1 Main Street, Jean, Nevada
( Marker is on Las Vegas Boulevard (Nevada Route 161) 0.1 miles east of Interstate 15, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 2010
Nevada was the site of the first interracial marriage in the U.S.: In 1859, a white woman and a black man were married in Nevada, making it the site of the first interracial marriage in the U.S.