Virginia City
Comstock Lode town
Virginia City is a place name for about 10 towns and cities in the U.S.
The two most prominent are a Nevada city that was a major center for silver mining in the 19th century, and a Montana city that was the territorial capital in the 19th century.
Drinking establishment, often frontier
- gunfighterSkilled frontier marksman
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- outlawsFugitives from justice
- boardwalkPlanked waterfront pathway
stagecoach · frontier · lawmen · shootout · gunslingers · dance hall · brothel · vigilante
Famous Nevada ore deposit
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- prospectorOne seeking valuable deposits
- minerOne who excavates ore
shaft · tunnel · vein · bonanza · smelter · extraction · gold · geology
Silver State out west
- high desertElevated arid region
- WashoeSigning chimpanzee subject
- RenoNevada gambling city
- sagebrushAromatic arid-land shrub
Sierra Nevada · elevation · arid · mountain town · county seat
Deserted former inhabited place
- historic districtProtected area of significance
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- toursGuided sightseeing expeditions
- souvenirsObjects preserving travel memories
Old West · attractions · visitors · sightseeing · reenactments · guided tours · walking tours · antique shops
Of a prim era
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- museumPublic exhibit space
1860s · Civil War era · mansion · cemetery · historic preservation · archive · antique
saloon
Drinking establishment, often frontier
- gunfighterSkilled frontier marksman
- sheriffCounty's chief officer
- outlawsFugitives from justice
boardwalk · stagecoach · frontier · lawmen · shootout · gunslingers · dance hall · brothel · vigilante · Mark Twain
Comstock Lode
Famous Nevada ore deposit
- silverLustrous white precious metal
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- prospectorOne seeking valuable deposits
miner · shaft · tunnel · vein · bonanza · smelter · extraction · gold · geology · pickaxe
Nevada
Silver State out west
- high desertElevated arid region
- WashoeSigning chimpanzee subject
- RenoNevada gambling city
sagebrush · Sierra Nevada · elevation · arid · mountain town · county seat
ghost town
Deserted former inhabited place
- historic districtProtected area of significance
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- toursGuided sightseeing expeditions
souvenirs · Old West · attractions · visitors · sightseeing · reenactments · guided tours · walking tours · antique shops · photo ops
Victorian
Of a prim era
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
museum · 1860s · Civil War era · mansion · cemetery · historic preservation · archive · antique
- Old Westcowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, sheriff, sheriffs
- Gold RushCalifornia Gold Rush, gold miners, gold mining, gold flakes, gold nuggets
- Historic DistrictsFrench Quarter, historic district, Latin Quarter, historic buildings, historic building
- US Mininggold mining, silver mining, copper mining, coal miner, iron mining
- BoomtownsDeadwood, Tombstone, Skagway, Nome, Goldfield
- Lost PlacesPompeii, Herculaneum, Pripyat, Chernobyl, ghost towns
Virginia Cityghost town
Deserted former inhabited place
abandoned town · deserted town · Pripyat · Tombstone · metropolis
Virginia CitySan Francisco
Northern California metropolis
Las Vegas · Denver · Los Angeles · Phoenix · Seattle
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