Historical Marker
Wellington
Historical marker location:
Wellington, Nevada
( Marker is at the intersection of Nevada Route 208 and Wellington Cutoff (Nevada Route 829), on the right when traveling east on State Route 208.)
Mark Twain spent time in Nevada: The famous American author Mark Twain spent time in Nevada during the state's mining boom in the late 1800s. He worked for the Territorial Enterprise newspaper in Virginia City, which was a mining boomtown at the time.