	Site Map \| FAQ in Daily Almanac for May 26, 2012
Skip Navigation Home Asian Pacific American Heritage Atlas Encyclopedia Dictionary Thesaurus Features Quizzes Timelines Countries

Fact Monster Kid's reference,
games, quizzes

Editor's Favorites

| Share

Sponsored LinksTravel reviews & great deals at TripAdvisor:

Virginia City (Nevada)

Virginia City

Virginia City, uninc. village (1990 pop. 920), seat of Storey co., W Nev.; settled 1859. Now largely a tourist center, it was the site of the Comstock Lode and a major hub for the mining of silver and gold. It had some 11,000 inhabitants in 1880.

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

More on Virginia City from Infoplease:

Virginia City: meaning and definitions - Virginia City: Definition and Pronunciation
Virginia, city, United States - Virginia Virginia, city (1990 pop. 9,410), St. Louis co., NE Minn., on the Mesabi range; inc. 1892. ...
Suggestions for spelling of encyclopedia/virginia city - The Infoplease spelling checker combines spelling help with our dictionary and thesaurus
Comstock Lode: meaning and definitions - Comstock Lode: Definition and Pronunciation
Bannack - Bannack Bannack , SW Mont. Founded in 1862 when gold was discovered along Grasshopper Creek, ...

See more Encyclopedia articles on: U.S. Political Geography

Premium Partner Content

HighBeam Research

Related content from HighBeam Research on: Virginia City

VIRGINIA (Area Development Site and Facility Planning)

Virginia Is for Haters; Despite the passage of the most restrictive, appallingly bigoted anti-gay law in the country, this newly minted Virginian plans to stay and fight (The Stranger)

Virginia Supreme Court Considers Taxpayer Protections in NVTA Tax Case (Special Report - Tax Foundation)

West Virginia women strive to make their mark in business (The State Journal)

Virginia governor promotes meetings: 400th anniversary of first permanent English-speaking colony.(Hospitality)(Product/Service Evaluation) (Association Management)

West Virginia vendors securing more state government contracts (The State Journal)

Lost Virginia: Vanished Architecture of the Old Dominion (The Journal of Southern History)

First Virginia in $160M deal to fill home-state market gap.(acquiring Premier Bankshares) (American Banker)

Proposed repeal of Virginia's gross receipts tax.(Tax Executives Institute State and Local Tax Committee) (Tax Executive)

STILL STEAMING ON Virginia V (Sea Classics)

Additional search results provided by HighBeam Research, LLC. © Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.

A free, reliable Q&A site for homework help. Answerplease.com

24 X 7

Private Tutor

	24 x 7 Tutor Availability
	Unlimited Online Tutoring
	1-on-1 Tutoring

Explore Math Word Problems , Grade 4 Math