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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEK8_banner-brothers-building_Virginia-City-NV.html
Originally a clothing store operated by Victor & Marcus Banner in 1868. Rebuilt after the 1875 fire and continued under the Banners until the late 1880's. E.J. Dwyer & Co. continued operations until the 1920's. Bill Marks opened the Crystal Bar ci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEJV_captain-edward-faris-storey_Virginia-City-NV.html
Cap'tEdward FarisStoreyfor WhomStorey Countywas named1829 - 1860
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEJD_storey-county-courthouse_Virginia-City-NV.html
Storey County was organized in 1860 and is named after Captain Edward Storey who was killed during the Pyramid Lake Indian wars in Nevada. The prior courthouse erected on this site was destroyed in the Great Fire of October 26, 1875, that also bur…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEJB_pipers-opera-house_Virginia-City-NV.html
Piper's Opera House began as Maguire's Opera House in 1863 when San Francisco theater impresario Thomas Maguire built the establishment, two blocks east of this site on "D" Street between Union and & Taylor Streets. Maguire fell on hard times and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEIW_e-clampus-vitus-building_Virginia-City-NV.html
Constructed the year following the great 1875 conflagration, the building had deteriorated in latter-days until all that remained was the front brick fa?ade in 1969. During this year the site was purchased by the Virginia City Chapter of E Clampus…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEI6_the-glory-of-solidarity-and-fraternity_Virginia-City-NV.html
In Sept. 1864, while Atlanta smoldered, the first use of military force to allay labor unrest in the West occurred when Governor J. W. Nye ordered 2 companies of Calvary from Fort Churchill to end a strike by The Story County Miner's League. The U…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEI5_old-miners-union-hall_Virginia-City-NV.html
The Miners Union was organized in 1867. The Union fought for recognition, safety, family welfare, and a living wage $4.00 per day. This building, owned and maintained since 1913 by Aerie 532 F. O. E., was built in 1876. The original hall was destr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEI1_liberty-engine-company-no-1_Virginia-City-NV.html
Founded 1863As Silver Bar Hook & Ladder Company No.1Of Gold Hill, Nevada Territory
Reorganized 1864As Liberty Engine Company No.1
Active in fighting fires for 90 yearsThe company motto was "Faithful and Fearless" —— · &mda…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEHX_gold-hill-hotel_Virginia-City-NV.html
[Main Marker:]This building is the original stone and brick edifice erected on the site of the first recorded claim on what became the Comstock Lode May 1, 1859. One of the earliest hotels it housed miners and notables offering lodging, tavern and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEHW_ill-fated-brothers-hosea-and-ethan-grosh_Silver-City-NV.html
Two well-educated brothers, Hosea and Ethan Grosh, discovered silver here in 1856 but both died in 1857 before their ore was assayed. Had they lived they might have gone on to locate the Comstock Lode. Their cabin was ? - mile to the South.