Judge Daniel Webster Virgin

Historical marker location:

2304 Main Street, Genoa, Nevada

( Marker can be reached from Jacks Valley Road/Main Street (Nevada Route 206) near 5th Street.)

Marker installed: 1990

July 4, 1835 August 19, 1928.

Nevada was once part of Mexico: Before it became part of the United States, Nevada was part of Mexico's Alta California territory. In fact, the state's name comes from the Spanish word for "snow-covered," a reference to the Sierra Nevada mountain range.