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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27FK_spacious-victorian-luxury_Virginia-City-MT.html
The home on the left (East) belonged to John L. Corbett, a civil engineer who drafted the original plat of Virginia City in 1868.
Records indicate that Corbett owned the home only briefly in 1875-76. The Corbett side of the dwelling is construct…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27ER_belgium-paris-new-york-st-louis-virginia-city_Virginia-City-MT.html
Dr. Levinus Daems built or purchased the home on the right (West) soon after his arrival in Virginia City in 1863. Born in Belgium, Levinus Daems studied medicine and pharmacy at the University of Paris. While in Paris, he likely met his future wi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27EP_s-r-buford-company_Virginia-City-MT.html
Rounded arches and a tall false front characterize Virginia City's first brick building, built by clothing merchant E. J. Walter in 1875. It is said that construction using locally produced bricks was accomplished as a test before the building of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27ED_e-l-smith-store_Virginia-City-MT.html
The design of this false-fronted wooden shop, built in 1863, includes hand hewn timbers and bay windows which are said to have been Montana's first "show windows."
The Star Billiard Hall was an early tenant, followed by a shoe dealer and in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27DK_fight-of-the-century-and-flour-riots_Virginia-City-MT.html
J. A. Nelson built Leviathan Hall in 1863 with a "special view to the development of muscular talent." Torn down just five years later in 1868, the hall dominated Wallace Street with its impressive 28 feet wide and 100 feet long footprint.
On …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27DE_dr-don-l-byam-residence_Virginia-City-MT.html
Light timber framing with board-and-batten walls characterizes this early home original to the Nevada City townsite. Inside, the original, well-preserved, muslin-covered walls are a rare example of a frontier decorating technique. The cabin's firs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27D8_c-l-dahler-house_Virginia-City-MT.html
Two small houses shared this choice corner location in 1866, but after 1875, photographs reveal the unmistakable steeply pitched roof and central gable of this splendid Gothic Revival style residence.
Expansion and remodeling during the 1890s ad…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27D6_creighton-stone-block_Virginia-City-MT.html
Brothers John A. and Edward Creighton came west scouting the first transcontinental telegraph lines from Omaha, Nebraska, to the coast.
Temporarily settling in Virginia City, Edward hired Thompson and Griffith to construct this building, the firs…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27D4_the-bozeman-trail_Norris-MT.html
Trailblazers John Bozeman and John Jacobs opened the Bozeman Trail in 1864 as a shortcut between the Overland Road and the newly discovered Montana gold fields.
The trail began near present Casper, Wyoming and ended just over the Bozeman Pass in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27CH_robbers-roost_Sheridan-MT.html
Pete Daly built a log roadhouse at this site in 1863. Unlike most roadhouses of the time, which provided meals, companionship and a place to stay for weary travelers, Daly's was allegedly a hangout for Montana's most notorious criminal gang - the …