This is considered the main strip in the large city of Virginia City, considered the oldest established community in Nevada. Virginia City was a result of the Comstock Lodesilver strike of 1859. Virginia City's population spiked at nearly 30,000 residents during the mining boom. Virginia City is often referred to as the "birthplace" of Mark Twain, where Samuel Clemens first used this pen name.
St. Mary's in the Mountains
The first Catholic Church in Nevada built in 1860, later collapsed in heavy winds. The second church was a brick church build in 1868, which burned along with the rest of Virginia City in the "Great Fire" of October 1875. They were able to salvage the exterior of the building as well as some statues and figurines, while the interior had to be gutted and restored.
Silver Terrace CemeteryA series of terraces located on the hillside of Virginia City, Silver Terrace Cemetery is considered one of the most haunted areas in all of Nevada. Visitors commonly report eery glowing headstones seen from a distance, then disappearing as approached.
