Historical Marker
Ralph Louis Engelstad
Historical marker location:
Las Vegas, Nevada
( Marker is at the intersection of South 4th Street and Lewis Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South 4th Street.)
January 28, 1930 November 26, 2002.
Nevada was the site of the first interracial marriage in the U.S.: In 1859, a white woman and a black man were married in Nevada, making it the site of the first interracial marriage in the U.S.