Old Boundary

Historical marker location:

Beatty, Nevada

( Marker is on U.S. 95, 1.6 miles north of East Main Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1999

Nevada's Southern Boundary 1861 -1867.

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.