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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUPH_virginia-and-truckee-railroad_Virginia-City-NV.html
"Do it at once" was the order given to I. E. James by William Sharron to build the V & T Railroad.
Construction to Carson City was completed in November 1869. By November 1871, Reno was connected to Carson City thus establishing a shipping rout…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUNN_ophir-grade_Virginia-City-NV.html
Built in 1860 by the Ophir Mining Company to facilitate the hauling of ore to the mills in the Washoe Valley, it was operated as a toll road until 1871 when its popularity declined due to the completion of the V and T Railroad from Carson City to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUNL_red-dog-saloon_Virginia-City-NV.html
76 North C Street, Virginia City, Nevada 89440The Red Dog Saloon was a bar and live music venue located in the isolated 1860s mining town of Virginia City, Nevada which played an important role in the history of the hippie movement. In April 1963 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUNE_the-union-brewery_Virginia-City-NV.html
Beer was not forgotten, and six breweries could scarcely supply the people with beer, for Virginia City has a dry climate.Originally located at 40 North C Street and destroyed by the Fire of 1865, the Union Brewery moved to its present location in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMULI_veterans-day-november-11th-1995_Virginia-City-NV.html
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of America's victory in World War II. The people of Storey County, Nevada, dedicate this plaque to America's sons and daughters who service in her armed forces make her free and kept her free.Army - Navy - Air Fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR3J_engineering-marvels-on-the-comstock_Virginia-City-NV.html
From the first recorded ore discoveries in 1859, the Comstock area was part of a global community. Arriving from places as diverse as the Germanies, Poland, Russia, and North America, Jewish immigrants with engineering backgrounds, entrepreneurial…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOW9_pipers-opera-house_Virginia-City-NV.html
This building, the most magnificent vintage theater in the West, was erected by John Piper in 1885. Third in a succession of theatres, which he operated on the Comstock, Piper's Opera House, with its original scenery, raked stage, and elegant pros…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMO0O_virginia-gold-hill-water-company_Virginia-City-NV.html
Following the discovery of silver and gold, the miners obtained their water from the small streams or from the springs located in the canyons such as Ophir Ravine, in Virginis City, and Bullion and Crown Point ravines above Gold Hill. Originally w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNW4_in-memory-of-julia-c-bulette_Virginia-City-NV.html
In Memory ofJulia C. BuletteAngel of miners, friend of firemenand administrator to the needyBrutally murdered Jan. 20, 1867Julia Omnio ServibusPresented by Nevada ChapterE Clampus Vitus July 1963
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNUV_st-marys-in-the-mountains_Virginia-City-NV.html
Known as the "Bonanza Church" because of the rich silver mines of the last century, this Mother Church of the Comstock Lode traces it history to 1858 when the Rev. Joseph Gallagher (1821-87) offered the first mass in Nevada. His brother, the Rev. …