Virginia City, Nevada One of the most legendary mining towns in the American West, Virginia City, located just southeast of Reno and Carson City, sprang to life after the discovery of the Comstock ...

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In a town run on generator power, where the carcasses of 19th-century mining machines and crumbling redbrick arches outnumber residents five to one, the sentiment rings especially true.

Grafton was settled in 1859 by Mormons looking to establish towns throughout the state. The town's schoolhouse is said to be ...

One of the most legendary mining towns in the American West, Virginia City, located just southeast of Reno and Carson City, sprang to life after the discovery of the Comstock Lode in the late ...

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