Nevada City

Nevada City (HMXG0)

Location: Sheridan, MT 59749 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 18.444', W 111° 58.114'

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Nine booming gold camps sprawled along remote Alder Gulch in 1863. Nevada City and Virginia City were the largest. In December, 1863, Nevada City's main street was the scene of the miner's court and hanging of George Ives. This event was the catalyst for the forming of the Viglilantes.

Dozen of stores and cabins extended back six blocks, but by 1876 only a few residents remained at Nevada City. The gold dredges later came through leaving piles of tailings as big as barns and by 1920, the highway had cut the town in half. By 1955, Cora and Alfred Finney were the only residents. Charles and Sue Bovey began collecting buildings in the early 1940's. Acquiring Nevada City from Lester and Mary Stiles, they began to place buildings here in 1959. Nevada City became a haven for endangered structures; today more than ninety buildings from across Montana line the streets. The State of Montana now maintains the historic resources at Nevada City.

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Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 9:25am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 424071 N 5017555
Decimal Degrees45.30740000, -111.96856667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 18.444', W 111° 58.114'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 18' 26.64" N, 111° 58' 6.84" W
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Area Code(s)406
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3732 California St, Sheridan MT 59749, US
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