Historical Marker

"High Scaler"

Historical marker location:
Hoover Dam, Nevada
( Marker is on U.S. 93, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2000

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.