Description
The city’s story did not end when the Comstock Lode played out. Beginning in the 1930s, bohemian artists, literati, and tourists were intrigued by this remnant of the Old West. The leader of Manhattan’s café society, Lucius Beebe, moved here and relaunched the Territorial Enterprise in 1950. Tv’s most well liked western from 1959 to 1973, Bonanza, located its fictional Ponderosa Ranch nearby. In the summertime of 1965, a handful of Bay Area musicians, including Big Brother and the Holding Company, performed at the Red Dog Saloon and launched psychedelic rock, a part of the inspiration for a defining decade of youth culture. Today it is both a National Historic Landmark District and a living community. Visitors come to enjoy its saloons and restaurants, admire its architecture, and learn from its museums and exhibits. A Short History of Virginia City will strengthen their experience and can be enjoyed by any person interested in the history of Nevada, mining, and the Old West.
• Includes an illustrated walking tour describing more than thirty buildings and sites