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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUZ0_gold-hill_Virginia-City-NV.html
The first prospectors and settlers came to this area in 1852, but Gold Hill was not formally settled until 1858. The following year, with the discovery of silver, Gold Hill became a major community. Never as prominent as Virginia City, Gold Hill s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUYZ_gold-hill-brewery_Virginia-City-NV.html
The Gold Hill Brewery sat directly in front of and was attached to this lodging building.
The brewery was operated by the Schweis family and first appeared in the local directory in 1864.
It was one of several breweries in the area.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUVO_the-storey-county-jail_Virginia-City-NV.html
This two-story jail was completed in 1877, and featured ten individual cells, each of which had bunk beds and "state of the art" plumbing for the day. Women were housed on the second level and men on the first floor until 1963, when the United Sta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUVN_bonner-shaft-of-the-gould-curry-mine_Virginia-City-NV.html
The Bonner shaft was named in honor of mine superintendent, Charles S. Bonner and began operations in the mid-1860s to explore the lower levels of the Gould & Curry Mine. This four compartment shaft reached a depth of almost 700 feet and cost over…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUVM_hale-norcross-mining-co_Virginia-City-NV.html
Founded in 1859, the Hale & Norcross contained about 400 feet of original Comstock Lode located between the Savage and Chollar Mines. In 1868, a fierce stock battle was waged for ownership over this property. At the time, the mine was thought to b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUUC_the-piper-beebe-house_Virginia-City-NV.html
This Italianate Victorican built in 1876 by A.F. Mackay, later the home of the Edward Piper family, and in 1949 the residence of Lucius M. Beebe, author and publisher, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United State…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUUA_the-great-fire-of-1875_Virginia-City-NV.html
The most spectacular calamity to befall Virginia City had its origins within fifty feet of this marker. Early on the morning of October 26, 1875 a coal oil lamp was knocked over in a nearby boarding house and burst into flames. Strong winds spread…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUU8_red-light-district_Virginia-City-NV.html
On this spot once stood the cribs of Virginia City's "Sporting Row." Near this site, in Crib 1, was housed the celebrated courtesan of the Comstock, Julia C. Bulette, brutally murdered January 20, 1867 for her jewels by John Millian.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUPK_v-t-1869-1950_Virginia-City-NV.html
The Virginia and Truckee RR was built to carry Comstock ore to the Carson River mills and to haul supplies back to the mines here. Service to Gold Hill began in December 1869 and to Virginia City in 1870. Once handling 30 to 45 trains a day, the l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMUPJ_ships-of-the-nevada-desert_Virginia-City-NV.html
Camels first arrived in Virginia City in April, 1964. The U.S. Camel Corps was disbanded in 1863, and the animals sold to Nevada traders. Camels were used for hauling freight, firewood, and marsh salt use in refining silver ore. Although one camel…