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Hot August Nights at the Peppermill in Reno, Nevada. Hot August Nights [1] is an annual event held in Reno and Virginia City, Nevada during the first week in August.The event features classic vehicles manufactured before 1979 and is also based on Classic Rock and roll as well.
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 ...
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.
Three people were arrested and charged Wednesday in connection with a verbal altercation last week in Virginia City, Nevada, during which a Black man said a racial slur was directed at him by a ...
Piper's Opera House is an historic performing arts venue in Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada, United States.Piper's served as a training facility in 1897 for heavyweight boxing champion Gentleman Jim Corbett, in preparation for his title bout with Bob Fitzsimmons.
Dan DeQuille (William Wright) William Wright (1829–1898), better known by the pen name Dan DeQuille or Dan De Quille, was an American author, journalist, and humorist.He was best known for his written accounts of the people, events, and silver mining operations on the Comstock Lode at Virginia City, Nevada, including his non-fiction book History of the Big Bonanza (American Publishing ...
Red Dog Saloon (right) on Main Street in Virginia City. The Red Dog Saloon is a bar and live music venue located in Virginia City, Nevada. The bar played an important role in the history of the psychedelic music scene. Folk music enthusiast Mark Unobsky bought the Henry Comstock’s house in Virginia City. Then used the building to open a folk ...
Virginia City Historic District (Virginia City, Nevada), listed on the NRHP in Nevada Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Virginia City Historic District .