Historical Marker
Searchlight
Historical marker location:
Searchlight, Nevada
( Marker is on U.S. 95, ΒΌ mile north of Nevada Route 164, on the right when traveling south.)
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.