Virginia City was notable for its role in Nevada’s beginnings. The Comstock Lode, a silver deposit discovered in 1859 at Mount Davidson, made the region one of the most important industrial ...

This makes the Gold Hill Hotel as old as the beginning of ... of the most significant towns in Nevada, with a population of 25,000 people. Now, Virginia City has a population of 721.

The arrests drew quick praise from Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford ... The verbal altercation occurred in downtown Virginia City, an old mining town that attracts tens of thousands of tourists ...

Known for its history and old West charm, Virginia City is excited to announce its nomination for the Best Main Street for ...

The mining boom drew people from all over, Curtis said. Virginia City is particularly notable because it was integrated. Black residents – numbering 44 in 1860 before Nevada became a state and ...