Virginia City Nevada
Jim Gibbons
This region of Nevada includes the "Biggest Little City in the World" (Reno) as well as beautiful Lake Tahoe, one of the deepest mountain lakes in North America. The Old West remains alive in historic Virginia City, once home to the Comstock Load, the site of one of the world's great mining booms. The region holds Carson City, home of the State Capitol, along with one of Nevada's first settlements, Genoa. ... Virginia City, Nevada 89440 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM ... [Read More]
Carson City Essay--Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno and Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
The Comstock mining industry resulted in the development of related businesses and industry in nearby Carson City. The Virginia & Truckee Railroad established between Carson City and Virginia City in the 1870s, made Carson City an integral link in transportation between mines and their ore, equipment and lumber from the Sierra Nevada. A wooden flume was established between Carson City and the Sierra to transport the much-needed lumber on its way to the mining district. East of town on the Carson River, several ore mills sprung to life to serve the need to process ore for the Comstock mines. Soon Carson City was an industrial and commercial center. The "Rush to Washoe" in 1860, spurred by the gold and silver strikes, helped make Carson City, only 14 miles west, an obvious choice for establishing the seat of government. ... [Read More]
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DELAWARE — DISTRICT of COLUMBIA — MARYLAND — PENNSYLVANIA — VIRGINIA — WEST VIRGINIA ... (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) ... Carson City, Nevada 89702 ... [Read More]
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Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno, Viriginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Produced by the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places and the Nevada State Historic Preservation Office, in partnership with the Historic Reno Preservation Society, Reno Historical Resources Commission, City of Reno, Comstock Historic District Commission, Carson City Planning and Community Development, Carson City Historic Review Commission and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. ... [Read More]
Learn More--Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno and Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
City government website, with information on the Carson City Planning and Community Development and the Carson City Historic Review Commission . ... Carson City , Reno and Virginia City . ... -------. Virginia and Truckee: A Story of Virginia City and Comstock Times . Oakland: G.H. Hardy, 1949. ... [Read More]
Reno Essay--Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno and Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
The discovery of the Comstock Lode in 1859 brought a reverse migration from California in the "Rush to Washoe." A gold strike in an isolated canyon soon became one of the richest silver strikes ever discovered. Boomtowns like Virginia City, Gold Hill, Silver City and Dayton sprang up overnight. The growth of the Comstock resulted in the development of towns in the outlying area, including Carson City, the Nevada state capital, and Reno, which had become an important agricultural center and transportation hub for people and goods, to and from the Comstock. ... [Read More]
List of Sites--Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno, Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Essays: Carson City Essay | Reno Essay | Viriginia City Essay ... Virginia City ... • Virginia City Historic District ... [Read More]
Virginia City Essay--Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno and Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
For over a thousand Chinese immigrants, it was Yin Shan, the Silver Mountain. Irish miners from County Cork, on the other hand, typically saw Virginia City as a chance to sidestep the oppressive Appalachian coal mines in favor of a better place to work and a higher wage. Similarly, a modest number of Spanish-speaking people played an important role in the early development of the mining district. Samuel Clemens, who invented his Mark Twain persona while reporting for Virginia City's Territorial Enterprise , wrote, "…all the peoples of the earth had representative adventurers in Silver-land." Indeed, the mining district played a pivotal role in giving Nevada one of the largest percentages of foreign born in the nation throughout the 19th century. ... [Read More]
Introduction--Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno and Virginia City--A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
newspaper in the 1860s, Mark Twain wrote "Some dozens of people in America have heard of Nevada Territory. . . but when it is shouted abroad through the land that a new star has risen on the flag--a new State born to the Union--then the nation will wake up for a moment and ask who we are and where we came from." While in Nevada, Twain resided in Carson City with his brother Orion Clemens , who served as acting governor of the Nevada Territory. Nevada obtained statehood status in 1864 and construction on the State Capitol began in 1870. Carson City founder Abraham Curry was instrumental in bringing a branch of the U.S. Mint to Carson City. Carson City was also home to many interesting figures including Dat So La Lee , famous Washoe Indian basket weaver, and George Ferris , inventor of the Ferris Wheel. The Virginia & Truckee Railroad , established between Carson City and Virginia City in the 1870s, became an integral transportation link between the two cities. The wealth ... [Read More]
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