Virginia City Nevada 1989 scans 4x6" Prints- Enhanced to Sepia Tone
Virginia City, Nevada
Census-designated place
View of Virginia City, July 2016
Motto(s): "Step Back in Time"[1]
Virginia City is located in NevadaVirginia CityVirginia City
Location within the state of Nevada
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyStorey
Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. The city is a part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Virginia City developed as a boomtown with the 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode, the first major silver deposit discovery in the United States, with numerous mines opening. The population peaked in the mid-1870s, with an estimated 25,000 residents. The mines' output declined after 1878, and the population declined as a result. As of the 2010 Census, the population of Virginia City was about 855,[4] and that of Storey County was 4,000.
Virginia City Nevada 1989 scans 4x6" Prints- Enhanced to Sepia Tone
Virginia City, Nevada
Census-designated place
View of Virginia City, July 2016
Motto(s): "Step Back in Time"[1]
Virginia City is located in NevadaVirginia CityVirginia City
Location within the state of Nevada
CountryUnited States
StateNevada
CountyStorey
Virginia City is a census-designated place (CDP) that is the county seat of Storey County, Nevada, and the largest community in the county. The city is a part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Virginia City developed as a boomtown with the 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode, the first major silver deposit discovery in the United States, with numerous mines opening. The population peaked in the mid-1870s, with an estimated 25,000 residents. The mines' output declined after 1878, and the population declined as a result. As of the 2010 Census, the population of Virginia City was about 855,[4] and that of Storey County was 4,000.