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View of Virginia City, Nevada, from a nearby hillside, 1867-68

Virginia City is a city located in Storey County, Nevada. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of approximately 1,500. Virginia City is the only city in Storey County and is not incorporated. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1452x1056, 369 KB)View of Virginia City, Nevada, from a nearby hillside, 1867--68 source File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1452x1056, 369 KB)View of Virginia City, Nevada, from a nearby hillside, 1867--68 source File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Storey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area Ranked 7th - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 kmÂ²) - Width 322 miles (519 km) - Length 490 miles (788 km) - % water 0. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...

1 Geography
2 History
- 2.1 Film history
3 Virginia City Historic District
4 Visiting Virginia City
5 Virginia City Locals
6 References
7 External links

Geography

Virginia City is located at 39°22′1″N, 119°33′59″W¹. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias NV county maps by Bumm13. ... The following is a list of sources used in the creation of encyclopedia articles on various geographic topics and locations, such as cities, counties, states, and countries. ...

History

View of Virginia City from Boot hill

Virginia City is one of the oldest established cities in Nevada. Like many cities and towns in the state, Virginia City was a mining boomtown; in fact it is one of the most famous boomtowns in the Old West as it virtually appeared overnight as a result of the Comstock Lode silver strike of 1859. During its peak, Virginia City had a population of nearly 30,000 residents. When the Comstock Lode ended in 1898, the city's population declined sharply. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 143 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1024x768, 143 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area Ranked 7th - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 kmÂ²) - Width 322 miles (519 km) - Length 490 miles (788 km) - % water 0. ... Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ... A boomtown is a community that experiences sudden and rapid population and economic growth. ... Miner working in the Comstock Lode The Comstock Lode was the first major U.S. deposit of silver ore, discovered under what is now Virginia City, Nevada on the eastern slope of Mt. ... General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ...

Virginia City could be considered the birthplace of Mark Twain, as it was here in 1863 that writer Samuel Clemens, then a reporter on the local Territorial Enterprise newspaper, first used his famous pen name.^{[citation needed]} Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 â€“ April 21, 1910),[1] better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American humorist, satirist, lecturer and writer. ... Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910), better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was a famous and popular American humorist, writer and lecturer. ... The Territorial Enterprise, founded in 1858, is a newspaper currently published in Virginia City, Nevada. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ...

Virginia City housed the first elevator between California and Chicago.^{[citation needed]} A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 kmÂ²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ... Nickname: Motto: â€œUrbs in Hortoâ€ (Latin: â€œCity in a Gardenâ€), â€œI Willâ€ Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: , Country United States State Illinois Counties Cook, DuPage Settled 1770s Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ...

Film history

Many tons of rich gold and silver ore ore such as the example shown here, built and supported Virginia City

Virginia City is the nearest town^{[citation needed]} to the Ponderosa Ranch on the Western television drama Bonanza. As such, the show's characters made visits to the town regularly -- or at least to the flat Hollywood backlot town. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 591 pixelsFull resolution (1458 Ã— 1078 pixel, file size: 466 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Source: Chris Ralph. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 591 pixelsFull resolution (1458 Ã— 1078 pixel, file size: 466 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Source: Chris Ralph. ... The Ponderosa Ranch was a theme park based on the popular 1960s television western Bonanza. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The Bonanza logo was superimposed upon a map of a wild west frontier area. ... A 1965 aerial view of the back forty. Other names used were 40 acres and Pathe 40 Acre Ranch. ...

It was the setting of a 1940 Errol Flynn movie set during the Civil War. Errol Leslie Thomson Flynn (June 20, 1909 â€“ October 14, 1959) was an Australian-born film actor, most famous for his romantic swashbuckler roles in Hollywood films and his flamboyant lifestyle. ... Virginia City is a 1940 black-and-white movie starring Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, and Randolph Scott, and featuring a mustachioed Humphrey Bogart in the role of the real-life outlaw John Murrell. ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

Elmar Bartlmae (Dir.): Virginia City und die wahre Geschichte des Wilden Westens. Dokumentation, France 2007, Arte-TV, May 26th, 2007 (the real history...; French, German)

Virginia City Historic District

Today, Virginia City is but a shadow of its former glory, however, it still draws over 2 million visitors per year as the nation's largest^{[citation needed]} National Historic Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Keeping with tradition, virginia city has no chain stores or fast food restaraunts. This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

Visiting Virginia City

A walk down mainstreet will show you much of what Virginia City has to offer. Along with shopping and site seeing you can take a carriage ride through town, visit the cemetery, or see an old-fashioned gun show. Virginia City is a safe community and, as long as they have a leash, is dog friendly.

Virginia City Locals

Virginia city consists of a population of 1,000 people in the town and 4,000 in Storey County. It has 1 elementary school, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. Many locals work at the shops in town that cater to tourists, while others seek jobs in the surrounding cities. Popular hangouts for teens include the swimming pool and restaraunts.

References

External links

Virginia City, Nevada and the Comstock Lode website
Virginia City, Nevada official site
Virginia City Photos and Information at Western Mining History

v • d • e Municipalities and Communities of
Storey County, Nevada
County Seat: Virginia City

Unincorporated communities

Gold Hill | Virginia City Image File history File links Map_of_Nevada_highlighting_Storey_County. ... Storey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area Ranked 7th - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 kmÂ²) - Width 322 miles (519 km) - Length 490 miles (788 km) - % water 0. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

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Counties	Carson City \| Churchill \| Clark \| Douglas \| Elko \| Esmeralda \| Eureka \| Humboldt \| Lander \| Lincoln \| Lyon \| Mineral \| Nye \| Pershing \| Storey \| Washoe \| White Pine Nevada has 16 counties and one independent city. ... Motto: Proud of its Past. ... Churchill County is a county located in the southwestern U.S. state of Nevada. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Elko County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Location in the state of Nevada Formed 1861 Seat Goldfield Area - Total - Water 9,295 kmÂ² (3,589 miÂ²) 1 kmÂ² (0 miÂ²) 0. ... Eureka County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Humboldt County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Lander County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Lincoln County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Lyon County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Mineral County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... Nye County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Pershing County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Storey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Washoe County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... White Pine County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ...
Settlements	Alamo \| Amargosa Valley \| Ash Springs \| Austin \| Baker \| Battle Mountain \| Beatty \| Beowawe \| Blue Diamond \| Boulder City \| Bunkerville \| Caliente \| Cal‑Nev‑Ari \| Carlin \| Carson City \| Cold Springs \| Crystal \| Crystal Springs \| Dayton \| Denio \| Duckwater \| Dyer \| East \| Elgin \| Elko \| Ely \| Enterprise \| Eureka \| Fallon \| Fernley \| Gabbs \| Gardnervillle \| Gerlach-Empire \| Glenbrook \| Goldfield \| Goodsprings \| Hawthorne \| Henderson \| Hiko \| Imlay \| Incline Village-Crystal Bay \| Indian Hills \| Indian Springs \| Jackpot \| Jarbidge \| Jean \| Jiggs \| Johnson Lane \| Kingsbury \| Lamoille \| Las Vegas \| Laughlin \| Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley \| Logandale \| Lovelock \| Lund \| McDermitt \| McGill \| Mesquite \| Minden \| Moapa Town \| Moapa Valley \| Montello \| Moundhouse \| Mount Charleston \| Nixon \| North Las Vegas \| Orovada \| Overton \| Owyhee \| Pahrump \| Panaca \| Paradise \| Pioche \| Primm \| Rachel \| Reno \| Round Mountain \| Sandy Valley \| Schurz \| Searchlight \| Silver Peak \| Silver Springs \| Sloan \| Smith \| Spanish Springs \| Sparks \| Spring Creek \| Spring Valley \| Stateline \| Summerlin South \| Sunrise Manor \| Sun Valley \| Sutcliffe \| Tonopah \| Tuscarora \| Verdi \| Virginia City \| Wadsworth \| Warm Springs \| Wells \| West Wendover \| Whitney \| Winchester \| Winnemucca \| Yerington \| Zephyr Cove-Round Hill Village This is a list of cities, towns, unincorporated areas and CDPs in Nevada, a state of the U.S.. Alamo Amargosa Valley Ash Springs Austin Baker Battle Mountain Beatty Beowawe Blue Diamond Boulder City Bunkerville Cal-Nev-Ari Caliente Carlin Carson City Cold Springs Crescent Valley Crystal Crystal Bay Dayton... Alamo is a town in Lincoln County, Nevada. ... Amargosa Valley (formerly Lathrop Wells) is a town located in Nye County, Nevada in the Amargosa Desert. ... A man overlooks the tiny town of Ash Springs. ... Stokes Castle Austin is a small, unincorporated community located in Lander County, Nevada. ... Baker, Nevada is a small community in Eastern Nevada. ... Battle Mountain, Nevada. ... Beatty, Nevada Beatty is a census-designated place and town located on the Amargosa River in Nye County, Nevada. ... Beowawe, Nevada is an unincorporated area and ghost town in Eureka County, Nevada in the United States. ... Blue Diamond is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ... Boulder City is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ... Bunkerville is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Caliente is a city located in Lincoln County, Nevada. ... Cal-Nev-Ari is a census-designated place and town located in Clark County, Nevada, near the states southernmost point. ... Carlin, Nevada. ... Motto: Proud of its Past. ... Cold Springs is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Crystal is a hamlet in Nye County, Nevada about 80 miles from Las Vegas. ... Crystal Springs is a ghost town located in Lincoln County, Nevada. ... Dayton is a census-designated place located in Lyon County, Nevada. ... Denio is a small town in Humboldt County, Nevada. ... Duckwater, Nevada is located in central Nevada at approximately 38°54 North, 115°41 West, about the same latitude as the top of the slant and almost exactly parallel with Sacramento, CA. It is in Nye County, on the eastern edge of the Duckwater Indian Reservation. ... A extremly small town in Esmeralda County,Nevada its population is 110. ... Elgin (IPA: ) is a ghost town located between Caliente and Carp, Nevada. ... Elko, Nevada Elko is a city in Elko County, Nevada, United States. ... Ely is a city located in White Pine County, Nevada. ... Enterprise is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Eureka is a city located in Eureka County, Nevada, in the United States. ... Corn Field in Fallon, NV August 2004. ... Fernley is a census-designated place located in Lyon County, Nevada. ... Gabbs is a city located in Nye County, Nevada. ... Gardnerville is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada, U.S.. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,357. ... Gerlach-Empire is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. ... Glenbrook, as the oldest settlement on Lake Tahoe, played a significant part of Nevadas statehood as the main supplier of timber to the Comstock and Virginia City. ... Location of Goldfield in Nevada. ... Goodsprings is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Hawthorne is a census-designated place located in Mineral County, Nevada. ... Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, seven miles southeast of Las Vegas. ... Hiko, Nevada is a small community (some say a semi-ghost town) on Nevada State Route 318 in Lincoln County. ... Imlay is a small town in Pershing County, Nevada. ... Incline Village-Crystal Bay is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Indian Hills is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Indian Springs is a town and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ... Jackpot, Nevada is a small, unincorporated town in Elko County. ... Jarbidge is a small town in Elko County, Nevada, located on the edge of the Jarbidge Wilderness, several miles south of the Idaho/Nevada border. ... Jean is a small community that is located on I-15 about 5 miles from the Nevada-California state line. ... A small town inside Elko County, Nevada. ... Johnson Lane is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Kingsbury is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Lamoille is a rural hamlet in Elko County in the northeastern section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Laughlin at night, with the Colorado River in foreground Laughlin is a census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ... Lemmon Valley-Golden Valley is an unincorporated census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Logandale is an unincorporated town located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Lovelock, Nevada. ... Lund is a small town in White Pine County, Nevada founded by Anthony C. Lund. ... McDermitt is an unincorporated community straddling the Nevada-Oregon border, in Humboldt County, Nevada and Malheur County, Oregon. ... McGill is a census-designated place located in White Pine County, Nevada. ... Mesquite is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the Arizona state line and 77 miles northeast of Las Vegas. ... Minden is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Moapa Town is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... From Moapa Valley, looking east towards the Mormon Mesa Moapa Valley is a valley and census-designated place (CDP) in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ... Montello is a small town in Elko County, Nevada. ... Moundhouse, Nevada is a small town in northern Nevada on U.S. Route 50 that is between Nevadas capital, Carson City, and Dayton, Nevada. ... A view of Mt. ... Nixon is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... North Las Vegas is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States. ... Orovada is a small town in Humboldt County, Nevada. ... Overton is an unincorporated town located in Clark County, Nevada. ... An aerial view from March 2005 shows development scattered across the valley floor. ... Panaca is a town in Lincoln County, Nevada, near the border with Utah. ... Looking west toward Paradise Road and the Las Vegas Strip in the CDP of Paradise, Nevada Paradise is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Pioche is a town located in Lincoln County, Nevada, of which it is the county seat. ... I-15 and Whiskey Petes casino, Primm, NV Primm (often called Primm Valley, after one of its casinos) is a tiny community of Clark County, Nevada, primarily notable for its position straddling Interstate 15 where it crosses the border between California and Nevada. ... Rachel is an unincorporated portion of Lincoln County, Nevada. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Round Mountain is a small town in Nye County, Nevada. ... Sandy Valley is a town, which is a census-designated place (CDP), located in the Mesquite Valley in southwest Clark County, Nevada. ... Schurz is a census-designated place located in Mineral County, Nevada. ... View of Searchlight, from the southwest Searchlight is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... A small town inside Esmeralda County, Nevada, an local landmark is Silver Peak Elementary School. ... Silver Springs is a census-designated place located in Lyon County, Nevada. ... Sloan is a Census Designated Place in Clark County, Nevada. ... Smith is a small town in Lyon County, Nevada. ... Spanish Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. ... Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. ... Spring Creek is a census-designated place located in Elko County, Nevada. ... Spring Valley is an unincorporated township, in Clark County, Nevada, United States located two miles west of the Las Vegas Strip. ... Stateline is a census-designated place (unincorporated town) located in Douglas County, Nevada. ... Summerlin South, also seen on maps as South Summerlin, is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada, on the western edge of Las Vegas and adjacent to the Red Rock Conservation Area. ... Sunrise Manor is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Sun Valley is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Sutcliffe is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Tonopah is a census-designated place located in Nye County, Nevada. ... Tuscarora is a small town in Elko County, Nevada. ... Verdi-Mogul is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Wadsworth is a census-designated place located in Washoe County, Nevada. ... Warm Springs, Nevada is town in Nye County, Nevada, located near the mountain pass which divides the Kawich and Hot Creek ranges (at 38. ... Wells, Nevada Wells is a city located in Elko County, Nevada. ... West Wendover is a city located in Elko County, Nevada. ... Whitney is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Winchester is a census-designated place located in Clark County, Nevada. ... Winnemucca cemetery with a sign reading: Welcome to Winnemucca, Proud of it! // Winnemucca is the county seat of Humboldt County in the U.S. state of Nevada and the site of a September 19, 1900 bank robbery by the Wild Bunch. ... Yerington is a city located in Lyon County, Nevada, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,883. ... Zephyr Cove-Round Hill Village is a census-designated place located in Douglas County, Nevada. ...
Topics	Economy \| Geography \| Government \| History \| Transportation Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area Ranked 7th - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 kmÂ²) - Width 322 miles (519 km) - Length 490 miles (788 km) - % water 0. ...

v • d • e U.S. National Register of Historic Places
History of the National Register of Historic Places · Property types · Historic district · Contributing property A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... The History of the National Register of Historic Places began in 1966 when the United States government passed the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), which created the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). ... Clockwise from bottom left: a site, a building, a structure and an object. ... Helvenston House, part of the Ocala Historic District, in Ocala, Florida. ... Broadly defined, a contributing property is any property, structure or object which adds to the historical intergrity or architectural qualities that make a historic district, listed locally or federally, significant. ...
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v • d • e National Register of Historic Places in Storey County, Nevada

C. J. Prescott House - Chollar Mansion - Derby Diversion Dam - King-McBride Mansion - Lagomarsino Petroglyph Site - Marlette Lake Water System - McCarthy House - Parish House - Piper's Opera House - Piper-Beebe House - Virginia City Historic District A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ... Storey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Official language(s) English Capital Carson City Largest city Las Vegas Area Ranked 7th - Total 110,567 sq mi (286,367 kmÂ²) - Width 322 miles (519 km) - Length 490 miles (788 km) - % water 0. ... The Marlette Lake Water System was created to provide water for the silver mining boom in Virginia City, Nevada. ... View of Virginia City, Nevada, from a nearby hillside, 1867-68 Virginia City is a city located in Storey County, Nevada. ...

List of Registered Historic Places in Nevada Nevada State Historic Places by county

Categories: All articles with unsourced statements | Articles with unsourced statements since July 2007 | History of Nevada | Registered Historic Places in Nevada | Storey County, Nevada | Cities in Nevada | Mark Twain | County seats in Nevada | Settlements established in 1859 List of Registered Historic Places in Nevada: // Carson City Abraham Curry House Adams House Bank Saloon Belknap House Brougher Mansion Carson Brewing Company Carson City Civic Auditorium Carson City Post Office Carson City Public Buildings Dat So La Lee House David Smaill House Dr. William Henry Cavell House George L...

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Virginia City: Weather and Much More from Answers.com (599 words)
	Virginia City is not only one of the oldest established cities in Nevada, it is also one of the oldest west of the Mississippi.
	Like many cities and towns in the state, Virginia City was a mining boomtown; in fact it is one of the most famous boomtowns in the Old West as it virtually appeared overnight as a result of the Comstock Lode silver strike of 1859.
	Virginia City could be considered the birthplace of Mark Twain, as it was here in 1863 that writer Samuel Clemens, then a reporter on the local Territorial Enterprise newspaper, first used his famous pen name.

Virginia City, Nevada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (342 words)
	Virginia City is a city located in Storey County, Nevada.
	Virginia City is not only one of the oldest established cities in Nevada, it is also one of the oldest west of the Mississippi River.
	Virginia City is also known for being the nearest town to the Cartwright Ranch on the Western television drama Bonanza.

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