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Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. [5] The city is a part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Virginia City was the first silver rush town, and the first to intensely apply large-scale industrial mining methods. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] After a year in existence, the boomtown had 42 saloons, 42 stores, 6 restaurants, 3 hotels, and 868 dwellings to house a town residency of 2,345.
Water was brought to the inlet in the Sierra Nevada range from sources of supply in two large covered flumes, and at the outlet end of the pipe was delivered in two large flumes a distance of 12 mi (19 km) to Gold Hill and Virginia City. The pipe was constructed of sheets of wrought iron riveted together, each section fastened with three rows ...
Virginia City — the county seat of Storey County, in western Nevada. A historic mining town of the Comstock Lode silver boom, established in 1859. Subcategories
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]
The Virginia and Truckee Railroad (stylized as Virginia & Truckee Railroad) is a privately owned heritage railroad, headquartered in Virginia City, Nevada. Its private and publicly owned route is 14 miles (23 km) long.
The Parish House, at 109 S. F St. in Virginia City, Nevada, is a well-preserved historic Italianate-style house that was built in 1876. It is included in the Virginia City Historic District. It was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1]
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.