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Virginia City und die wahre Geschichte des Wilden Westens ("Virginia City and the True History of the Wild West"), is a 2007 German documentary film. [ 52 ] " Darcy Farrow ", a folk song written by Steve Gillette and Tom Campbell, mentions Virginia City.
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 is one of only ...
St. Mary's in the Mountains Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church located in Virginia City, Nevada, under the Diocese of Reno. Its historic church includes a museum about its history and a gift shop. [2]
The Combination Shaft, located near Virginia City, began in 1875 when the mine owners combined their efforts to sink a shaft to explore the Comstock Lode at a greater depth. The Combination was the deepest shaft ever sunk on the Comstock, reaching a depth of 3,250 feet (990 m).
The Old Washoe Club (also known as simply Washoe Club) is a three-story brick structure in Virginia City, Nevada, USA, located in the Virginia City Historic District.The first story is currently occupied by commercial properties while the upper stories are unoccupied at this time.
There were many propositions starting as early as 1861 for railroads to service the area and decrease costs. Sharon eventually (with the addition of $500,000 in county bonds to move the railroad, equal to $16,955,556 today), envisioned a railroad to run from Virginia City, [2]: 136, 137 through Gold Hill where the first of the Comstock Lode was mined, passing the mills along the river, and ...
Virginia City was the biggest high-grade silver and gold ore producer of the United States in the mid-1800s. Natural springs supplied water to the camps at the beginning of the mining activities. For addressing the need for more water because of the population growth, the Virginia and Gold Hill Water Company was established. Water was primarily ...
Julia Bulette (c. 1832 – January 19/20, 1867) was an English-born American prostitute in Virginia City, Nevada, a boomtown serving the Comstock Lode silver mine. She was murdered in 1867, and a French drifter named John Millain was quickly convicted and hanged for the crime.