Historical Marker
Mary Dutton Park
Historical marker location:
Las Vegas, Nevada
( Marker is at the intersection of East Charleston Boulevard and South 8th Street, on the right when traveling east on East Charleston Boulevard.)
Marker installed: 2005
Gateway to the Historic John S. Park Neighborhood.
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.