Storey County, Nevada - Virginia City, Nevada, Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, Reno-Sparks Metropolitan Area, Gold Hill, Nevada, USA Parkway (Paperback)

Chapters: Virginia City, Nevada, Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, Reno-sparks Metropolitan Area, Gold Hill, Nevada, Usa Parkway, Flowery Range, Mount Davidson, Edward Farris Storey, Mccarthy House (Virginia City, Nevada). Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 38. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Virginia City is an unincorporated community that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, United States. It is part of the RenoSparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Virginia City is one of the oldest established communities 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 over 10,000 residents and was called the richest city in America. During the 20 years following the Comstock success "about $400 million was taken out of the ground." When the Comstock Lode ended in 1898, the city's population declined sharply. Adolph Sutro built the Sutro Tunnel in support of the mining operations. Conceived in 1860, it wasn't completed until many years later, after much of the silver mining had already been completed. From its creation in 1859 to 1875, there were five widespread fires. The 1875 fire, dubbed the Great Fire of 1875, caused $12,000,000 in damages. Virginia City could be considered the "birthplace" of Mark Twain, as it was here in February 1863 that writer Samuel Clemens, then a reporter on the local Territorial Enterprise newspaper, first used his famous pen name. Virginia City historical documents point out that Clemens was "mugged" on November 10, 1863, as he walked over the hill from the south while returning to Virginia City. The muggers reliev...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=664039