Historical Marker

Fremont Street

Historical marker location:
Las Vegas, Nevada
( Marker can be reached from Fremont Street.)
Marker installed: 2005

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.