Historical Marker
The Longest Ride
Historical marker location:
Silver Springs, Nevada
( Marker can be reached from U.S. 95 south of Fort Churcholl Road, on the left when traveling south.)
Marker installed: 2015
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.