Historical Marker
Historic Light Standard
Historical marker location:
Las Vegas, Nevada
( Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and Fremont Street, on the right when traveling south on North Main Street.)
Marker installed: 1980
Historic Site.
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.