Nevada Rock Art Geocaching Historical Markers

Historical Marker #28

Located in Virginia City, Nevada.

Mark Twain

One hundred years ago, in 1864, Samuel Clemens left the Territorial Enterprise, moving on to California and world wide fame. He was a reporter here in 1863 when he first used the name, Mark Twain. He later described his colorful adventures in Nevada in Roughing It.

Notes on this marker:

It took an argument to get this, the parking lot doesn't permit motorcycles. Eh!

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