Historical Marker
The Truckee River
Historical marker location:
175-187 Trucke River Lane, Reno, Nevada
( Marker can be reached from Truckee River Lane near West Street.)
Marker installed: 1979
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.