Historical Marker
Cook Bank Building
Historical marker location:
Rhyolyte, Nevada
( Marker is on Rhyolite Road, 1.5 miles north of Nevada Route 374, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2022
One of the Most Photographed Ruins in Nevada.
Nevada was once the world's largest producer of silver: In the late 1800s, Nevada was one of the world's largest producers of silver. The discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859, a massive deposit of silver ore, led to a mining boom that transformed the state.