Brushed metal plaque № 48845
Caliente, NV, United States
Old Boundary. The 37th degree north latitude marked at this point the dividing line between the territories of Utah and New Mexico under the provisions of the Compromise of 1850, which originally organized the land ceded by Mexico in 1848.When the territory of Nevada was carved from western Utah in
1861, this line became the southern boundary of the new territory and continued to serve as such when the territory and state were enlarged by extensions to the east in 1862 and 1866, respectively.In
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