Old Betsy

Historical marker location:

Las Vegas, Nevada

( Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street and Garces Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2005

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.