Rachel

Historical marker location:

Rachel, Nevada

( Marker is at the intersection of Extraterrestrial Highway (U.S. 375) and Grants Street, on the right when traveling east on Extraterrestrial Highway.)

Marker installed: 2004

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.