Historical Marker
William Wright aka Dan De Quille
Historical marker location:
53 South C Street, Virginia City, Nevada
( Marker is on C Street (Nevada Route 341), on the left when traveling north.)
May 9, 1829 March 16, 1898.
Las Vegas was once home to atomic bomb testing: During the 1950s, Las Vegas was a popular site for atomic bomb testing. The mushroom clouds from the explosions could be seen from the Strip.