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NNev - Virginia City

Folder: Virginia Range, northern Nevada
The historical origin of the state of Nevada, on the Comstock silver lode. Comstock silver helped finance the Union during the US Civil War, and directly led to Nevada's statehood in 1864--long before any of the other states in the Mountain West.
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Mine mock-up

Mine mock-up

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Showing the square-set timbering developed for the Comstock Lode, and later much more widely used. Virginia City mining museum, Nevada, USA.
Mine shaft mock-up

Mine shaft mock-up

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Mining museum, Virgina City, Nevada, USA
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Mining museum display

Mining museum display

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Virginia City, Nevada, USA. Note the old illustration of square-set timbering at the right.
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Dumping ore cart

Dumping ore cart

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Virginia City mining museum, Nevada, USA.
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68 items in total