Ward Charcoal Ovens

Historical marker location:

Ely, Nevada

( Marker can be reached from Cave Valley Road (County Route 45) 1 mile south of County Road 16.)

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.