Historical Marker
Railroad Pass
Historical marker location:
Boulder City, Nevada
( Marker is on Veterans Memorial Highway (U.S. 93) 1.3 miles west of U.S. 95, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2009
Nevada was once part of Mexico: Before it became part of the United States, Nevada was part of Mexico's Alta California territory. In fact, the state's name comes from the Spanish word for "snow-covered," a reference to the Sierra Nevada mountain range.