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In 1972, building in Virginia City Highlands started after a court battle with Storey County changed from 1 acre lots to the current set of lots. At that time, the issue was problems with the aquifer. In 1999, the area consisted of 24 square miles of 40-acre lots, 506 10-acre lots and 1,069 one acre lots. [6]
State Route 431 (SR 431), commonly known as the Mount Rose Highway, is a 24.413-mile-long (39.289 km) highway in Washoe County, Nevada, that connects Incline Village at Lake Tahoe with Reno. The highway, a Nevada Scenic Byway , takes its name from Mount Rose , which lies just off the highway.
SR 341 leaves Virginia City and travels northerly and westerly through winding sections on both sides of Geiger Summit. The highway then terminates just north of Steamboat Springs at Tahoe Junction, a major signalized intersection with South Virginia Street/Carson-Reno Highway ( US 395 Alt. ) and Mount Rose Highway ( SR 431 ).
View north along Virginia Street in downtown Reno Looking south in 2007, Virginia Street passes under the famous Reno Arch View from the north end of SR 430 looking southbound. US 395 Bus. is the original routing of US 395 through the Reno area.
Also in Virginia City is the Silver Queen Hotel and Wedding Chapel, [40] which is famous for its picture of a woman whose dress is made entirely of silver dollars. The hotel was built in 1876 and includes a saloon. Virginia City was declared a National Historic Landmark district in 1961, and has been carefully preserved to retain its historic ...
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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 ...
As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,104, [1] making it the third-least populous county, but one of the fastest-growing economies in Nevada. In 2018, over 18,000 people were employed in the county. [2] Its area is 264 square miles (680 square kilometers), making it the smallest county in Nevada in terms of area. Its county seat is ...