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COLORADO DAY
TRIPS POSTCARDS WANTED! BOOK REVIEW FUNNY
SIGN FROM IOWA ROADSIDE MURAL BOOK REVIEW ROADSIDE MURAL BOOK REVIEW AUDIO BOOK REVIEW DRIVING TIP THE RTA BOOK WHAT IS
THAT THING? RTA FUNNY SIGNS
BOOK NEW WEB SITE
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A
view down C Street, Virginia City's downtown, reveals buildings
that date back as early as 1865. Gold was discovered in a nearby
canyon in 1850, and a gold-rich quartz outcropping discovered in
1859 revealed the lode that came to be known as the Comstock. Virginia
City's "bonanza" years lasted a decade, and the town's
population peaked at around 25,000. Over two hundred mines produced
in excess of $400 million in gold and silver, brought Nevada statehood,
and helped Abraham Lincoln finance the Civil War.