Historical Marker
Huffaker's
Historical marker location:
9825 South Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada
( Marker is on South Virginia Street (Alternate U.S. 395), on the right when traveling south.)
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.