Historical Marker
The Great Train Robbery
Historical marker location:
620 South Verdi Road, Verdi, Nevada
( Marker is at the intersection of South Verdi Road and Bridge Street, on the left when traveling east on South Verdi Road.)
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.