A Nevada city where the Old West lives on just earned national recognition for its downtown. Virginia City, Nevada, has been recognized for its rich history and authentic downtown charm after ...

From boomtown brawls to whiskey flights, Nevada’s saloons carry the scars and stories of the state’s wild past ...

Virginia City was notable for its role in Nevada’s beginnings. The Comstock Lode, a silver deposit discovered in 1859 at Mount Davidson, made the region one of the most important industrial ...

The discovery of first gold and then silver led to the birth of Virginia City and that led to statehood for Nevada. It all started back in the mid-1850s when James Fenemore, better known as "Old ...

This Memorial Day, we honor the heroes who gave everything for our nation and remember how Virginia City played its part in ...

The mining boom drew people from all over, Curtis said. Virginia City is particularly notable because it was integrated. Black residents – numbering 44 in 1860 before Nevada became a state and ...