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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H1F_601s_Virginia-City-NV.html
In the spring of 1871, a secret organization comprised of leading citizens and business men, was formed to combat lawlessness in Virginia City.
This vigilance committee, known as the 601's, served to undesirables, notices to leave town. If they h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H1C_liberty-engine-co-no-1_Silver-City-NV.html
Gold Hill's first fire company was organized as Silver Hook & Ladd on Novemeber 18, 1863. It disbanded and re-organized as Liberty Hose Co. No.1 on August 19 1864, purchasing its first hose carriage from Folsom & Hiller of San Francisco in October…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXTU_chollar-mine_Virginia-City-NV.html
First located in 1859, the Chollar was consolidated with the Potosi in 1865. As the Chollar-Potosi, it was one of the leading producers on the Comstock. The Nevada Mill was erected here in 1887 to process low-grade Chollar ore. It was the last to …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXTT_st-mary-louise-hospital_Virginia-City-NV.html
The grounds were formally known as Van Bokkelen's Beer Garden. General Jacob Van Bokkelen was commander of the Virginia City National guard, was killed in a dynamite explosion in his hardware store on Taylor St,. west of C Street in March 1873 tha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXTR_chinatown_Virginia-City-NV.html
The first Chinese came to the Comstock in the early 1860s after having worked on the Reese River Ditch project in Dayton, NV in the mid-1850s. Prejudice against them was prevalent at the time, due to their strange customs and traditions that was n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXTP_c-c-mining-works_Virginia-City-NV.html
The C&C was the largest and most modern of all Comstock era shafts and was located on the grounds of the California Mine. It was the joint property of the Consolidated Virginia and California Mining Companies. It was used to extract the fabulously…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXTO_the-big-bonanza_Virginia-City-NV.html
The "Big Bonanza" was the greatest mining strike in the history of the American West. In 1872, John Mackay, James Fair, James Flood & William O'Brien formed an alliance and took control of the "Consolidate Virginia" and "California" mines for an i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXTM_consolidated-virginia-california-pan-mill_Virginia-City-NV.html
Built in 1874, the mill went into operation in January of 1975, and was destroyed later that year in the great fire of October 25th, but was quickly rebuilt at a cost of $350,000. The Con Virginia Pan Mill was built by Pacific Mill and Mining Comp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV1G_the-comstock-trail-and-history-kiosk_Virginia-City-NV.html
[Panel 1]:Comstock TrailYou will find the trail head sign a hundred yards ahead, next to the recycling/dump site. Beyond the dump site is a ridge extending to your left. The trail winds along this ridge for two miles through Pinyon Juniper forest …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMV02_maynard-block_Silver-City-NV.html
Site of the Historic Maynard BlockHere was the Heartof the City
A large building housed thepost office & stock exchangedry goods & drug storesmeat & grocery markets French modiste hair dresserbarber shop & doctors offices
Maynard Station Tavern