Techatticup Mine

Historical marker location:

Nelson, Nevada

( Marker is on Nevada Route 165, 12.9 miles east of U.S. 95, on the left when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2000

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.