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Virginia City, Nevada. / 39.31028°N 119.64944°W / 39.31028; -119.64944. Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. [ 4] The city is a part of the Reno – Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.
July 4, 1961 [ 2] Virginia City Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing the former mining villages of Virginia City and Gold Hill, both in Storey County, as well as Dayton and Silver City, both to the south in adjacent Lyon County, Nevada, United States. Declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961, the district ...
The Comstock Lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Virginia City, Nevada (then western Utah Territory ), which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the United States and named after American miner Henry Comstock .
Interstate. US. State. Pre‑1976. Scenic. ← SR 340. → SR 342. State Route 341 ( SR 341) is a state highway in western Nevada connecting US 50 (US 50) near Dayton to Reno via Virginia City. Commonly known as the Virginia City Highway, or Geiger Grade north of Virginia City, the route has origins dating back to the 1860s.
Map of the United States with Nevada highlighted. Nevada is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, it is the 32nd most populous state, with 3,104,614 inhabitants, [1] but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109,781.18 square miles (284,332.0 km 2). [2]
Virginia City and its smaller counterpart, Nevada City, are just northwest of Yellowstone National Park. Both were mining boom towns starting in the 1860s thanks to nearby gold strikes, and ...
Virginia City: 6.0 M L Plaster was knocked off almost every brick building in Virginia City. Hot water at Steamboat Springs turned into mud. [3] December 27, 1869 Virginia City 6.4 M L Severe damage to masonry walls of buildings in Virginia City and Washoe City. Damage also reported in Spring Gulch and Mokelumne Hill. [4] December 27, 1869 ...
Country. United States. State. Nevada. The Virginia Range is a mountain range of western Nevada, primarily within Storey County, and extending east into Lyon County. The range is named after James Finney, "Old Virginny", an early discoverer of gold associated with the Comstock Lode. [1] : 5, 13–14.