Approximate location — plotted from published sources, not a site visit, and not a guarantee of access.
Nevada Historical Marker No. 1 at US-50 and Akron Way interprets Empire and the great Comstock-era stamp mills on the Carson River—Mexican, Yellow Jacket, Brunswick, Merrimac, Vivian, and Santiago. Easy roadside stop linking the V&T ore route to mill ruins and Empire Cemetery downstream in Carson River Canyon open space.