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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 ...
Virginia City and its environs 39°15′35″N 119°35′19″W / 39.259722°N 119.588611°W / 39.259722; -119.588611 ( Virginia City Historic Virginia City
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 ...
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
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 ...
Photo: Carleton Watkins Gold Hill, Nevada: before 1900 (top) and in 2007. Both photos taken from (roughly) the same viewpoint. An open-pit mine was dug (ramp lower left, bottom photo) after 1900. Gold Hill is an unincorporated community in Storey County, Nevada, located just south and downhill of Virginia City.
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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]