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Virginia City is a town in and the county seat of Madison County, Montana, United States. [3] In 1961 the town and the surrounding area were designated a National Historic Landmark District , the Virginia City Historic District . [ 4 ]
The Virginia City Historic District is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing Virginia City, Montana, United States.Designated in 1966, the district includes over two hundred nineteenth-century buildings, representing the site of a major gold strike and the capital of Montana for ten years.
The first structure built in Virginia City was the Mechanical Bakery. Virginia City, and Nevada City were the centers of commerce during the height of the Alder Gulch gold rush. In the first year the area had over 10,000 people living there. Montana Territory was established in May 1864, and the first territorial capital was Bannack. The ...
February 2 – Historical Society of Montana incorporated at Virginia City, Montana. [36] February 5 – Governor Edgerton approves the Montana Territorial Seal designed by Francis M. Thompson (effectively the seal used by the state of Montana) [37] February 7 – Virginia City, Montana becomes the second capital of Montana Territory [38]
Virginia City Opera House: Virginia City, Montana: 1864 Stable/Opera House Began as a stone stable [2] Fenney House: Nevada City, Montana: 1864 Residence Listed on NRHP Glover Cabin: Anaconda, Montana: 1865 Residence Pioneer Cabin and Caretaker’s House: Helena, Montana: 1864-1865 Residence Likely oldest house in Helena, MT St. Mary's Mission ...
The Montana Trail was a wagon road that served gold rush towns such as Bannack, Virginia City and later Helena during the Montana gold rush era of the 1860s and 1870s. Miners and settlers all traveled the trail to try to find better lives in Montana. The trail was also utilized for freighting and shipping supplies and food goods to Montana from ...
The Territory of Montana selects Virginia City as the second Territorial Capital. February 2: The Territory of Montana creates nine original counties: Beaverhead County, Big Horn County, [14] Chouteau County, Deer Lodge County, Edgerton County, Gallatin County, Jefferson County, Madison County, and Missoula County. [11] 1864: October 30
Location of Madison County in Montana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Montana. It is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Montana, United States. The locations of National Register properties and ...