Historical Marker
Button Point
Historical marker location:
Winnemucca, Nevada
( Marker can be reached from Interstate 80 at milepost 187, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 1971
(Named in Honor of Frank Button).
Nevada has the largest gold deposit in the U.S.: The Carlin Trend gold deposit, located in northeastern Nevada, is one of the largest gold deposits in the world and the largest in the U.S.