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The first truly industrial city in the West began in 1859 when gold was discovered in Six-Mile Canyon. Virginia City once had a population of 30,000 and C Street, the main business street, is lined with 1860's and 1870's buildings. The Virginia and Truckee Railroad once ran from Virginia City to Reno and Carson City.
President Abraham Lincoln made Nevada a state on October 31, 1864, even though the territory did not have sufficient population to constitutionally authorize statehood. The mostly restored area now has a population of about 6,000 and is the largest federally designated Historical District in America.
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^Top Fourth Ward School, Virginia City |
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The Fourth Ward School in Virginia City, now a museum, was built in 1876 to accommodate 1,000 students and was the first school west of the Mississippi to have indoor plumbing. |
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^Top St. Paul's and St. Mary's, Virginia City |
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