Historical Marker
Elko Independent
Historical marker location:
403 4th Street, Elko, Nevada
( Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street and Railroad Street on 4th Street.)
Marker installed: 1986
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.