Historical Marker
Grace Melissa Dangberg
Historical marker location:
Minden, Nevada
( Marker is at the intersection of 6th Street and Esmeralda Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 6th Street.)
Marker installed: 1988
1896 - 1985.
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.