Johntown

Historical marker location:

Silver City, Nevada

( Marker is at the intersection of Occidental Grade (State Highway 341) and Old Dayton Toll Road on Occidental Grade.)

Marker installed: 1967

(Site One Mile Down Gold Canyon).

Nevada became a state during the American Civil War: Nevada was admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, making it the 36th state. It was the first state to be admitted during Abraham Lincoln's presidency and was created to support the Union cause during the Civil War.