Historical Marker
Arrowhead Trail
Historical marker location:
Overton, Nevada
( Marker is on Highway 169, on the left when traveling west.)
1914-1924.
Nevada was once the world's largest producer of silver: In the late 1800s, Nevada was one of the world's largest producers of silver. The discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859, a massive deposit of silver ore, led to a mining boom that transformed the state.