Historical Marker

Delamar, "The Widow Maker"

Historical marker location:
Caliente, Nevada
( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 93 at milepost 8.5 and the dirt road to Delamar, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 93.)

1893 – 1909.

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.