Historical Marker
The Last Spike
Historical marker location:
Jean, Nevada
( Marker is on Las Vegas Boulevard South (at milepost 9), on the right when traveling north.)
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.