Chinatown

Historical marker location:

Dayton, Nevada

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Dayton Valley Road, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.)

Early Name of Dayton.

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.