First Las Vegas Post Office

Historical marker location:

500 East Washington Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada

( Marker can be reached from East Washington Avenue near Las Vegas Boulevard North.)

Marker installed: 1951

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.