Captivated by the historic city, the Boveys began to raise money for preservation, collected artifacts, bought buildings that they preserved, and reconstructed others that had been destroyed. Nevada City, which had been almost totally obliterated by dredge mining, was entirely rebuilt. Today, Nevada...
A Short History of Virginia City The focus of the book is the famous western mining town of Virginia City, Nevada. Virginia City: Secrets of a Western Past Bonanza comes back to the Carson City and Virginia City area! Bonanza round up two? Dominion Virginia Power started one of two boilers...
Virginia City History & Culture The year was 1859 and the town was flooded with miners, suppliers, businessmen, deep-pocketed investors, and other fortune seekers who had followed news of what could be (and was) the greatest discovery of silver ore in American history. These prospectors converg...
Architecture Mining the intangible past of Virginia City's Chinese pioneers| Using historical geographic information system (HGIS) to documentvisualize and interpret the spatial history of Chinese in a Montana mining camp (CA 1863 - mid-20th century) UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Kenneth Breisch ...
Denver still preserves the cowboy and mining culture from the past. Located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, the city is 1 mile above sea level. Denver has been charming for people who prefer natural beauties and outdoor activities. The soul of this city will embrace you with the glori...
The renownedGreenbrier, a luxury hotel and resort in White Sulphur Springs, opened in 1778 and has a long, iconic history. Pre-Civil War, it hosted five sitting presidents (and 28 presidents to date). It served as a 2,000-bed Army hospital during WWII and was home to an underground bun...
Aerial View of the Western City of Virginia Alex_Kane | 0:00 Aerial Train Along River West Virginia Potomac River History Cinematic Drone BlackBoxGuild | 0:00 Aerial view of Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. AmazingAerialAgency | 0:00 Aerial view of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Unite...
Post-Civil War History Other than the founding of the state as a breakaway from Virginia, the history of West Virginia largely begins with coal. Coal is the state mineral for good reason, as the state's coal production had a massive impact on the industrialization of the U.S. in the lat...
History Virginia was one of the original 13 colonies that formed the United States. It was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas, established in 1607 at Jamestown. Virginia was one of the key states in the American Revolution, and was the birthplace of four of the first five...
Tourists head to Virginia City for the haunted saloons, low key gambling, Mark Twain and mining history -- probably not to hear the pre-transistor story of radio in the American West. It may be Virginia City's least known treasure. A guy we asked staffing the Chamber of Commerce two ...