"People thought I was crazy."

~Alice Ramsey

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 28, 2014

1. "People thought I was crazy." Marker

Inscription.
In 1909, twenty-two year old Alice Ramsey became the first woman to drive across the United States in an automobile. She and her three female companions are depicted here, in her 1909 Maxwell Briscoe, crossing the Nevada desert east of the Truckee Meadows.

Erected 2005 by John Ton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1909.

Location. Marker is missing. It was located near 39° 31.29′ N, 119° 48.771′ W. Marker was in Reno, Nevada, in Washoe County. It was on West Liberty Street west of South Sierra Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 126 West Liberty Street, Reno NV 89501, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was in the Sierra Nevada

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

It was also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it was in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: Major General Jesse Lee Reno (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Spanish-American War Memorial 1898-1899 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Washoe County World War II Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reno (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lake Mansion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Nevada’s First Public Library

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Frederick Joseph DeLongechamps (approx. ¼ mile away); Lake's Crossing (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Reno.

Also see . . . Alice Ramsey's Historic Cross-Country Drive. (Submitted on October 1, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.)

The Marker Shown on the Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 28, 2014

2. The Marker Shown on the Mural

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 28, 2014

3. The Mural

Close-Up of Scene image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 28, 2014

4. Close-Up of Scene

Hermine Jahns Left, and Alice Ramsey on Right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 28, 2014

5. Hermine Jahns Left, and Alice Ramsey on Right.

Nettie Powell Left and Margaret Atwood on Right image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, September 28, 2014

6. Nettie Powell Left and Margaret Atwood on Right

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 1, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 843 times since then and 35 times this year. Last updated on January 15, 2020, by Jeff Earls of Albuquerque, New Mexico. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 1, 2014, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.