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2. Virginia City, Nevada - Wikipedia

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   Virginia City, Nevada. /  39.31028°N 119.64944°W  / 39.31028; -119.64944. Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. [4] The city is a part of the Reno – Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.

3. Virginia City Historic District (Virginia City, Nevada ...

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   July 4, 1961 [2] 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 ...

4. Comstock Lode - Wikipedia

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   The Comstock Lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Virginia City, Nevada (then western Utah Territory ), which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the United States and named after American miner Henry Comstock .

5. Virginia and Truckee Railroad - Wikipedia

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   Engine No. 18, Baldwin 2-8-2 built in October 1914. Photo at Tunnel #4, 2011. The Virginia and Truckee Railroad (stylized as Virginia & Truckee Railroad) is a privately owned heritage railroad, headquartered in Virginia City, Nevada. Its private and publicly owned route is 14 miles (23 km) long.

6. Nevada State Route 341 - Wikipedia

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   Interstate. US. State. Pre‑1976. Scenic. ← SR 340. → SR 342. State Route 341 ( SR 341) is a state highway in western Nevada connecting US 50 (US 50) near Dayton to Reno via Virginia City. Commonly known as the Virginia City Highway, or Geiger Grade north of Virginia City, the route has origins dating back to the 1860s.

7. Storey County, Nevada - Wikipedia

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   Website. storeycounty .org. Storey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. 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 ...