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	Virginia City, Montana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Virginia City, from the road agent cemetery on the hill.
		Virginia City, claiming 10,000 citizens, was made the capital of the new territory in 1865.
		The ghost town of Virginia City began to be restored for tourism in the 1950s.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Virginia_City,_Montana (810 words)

	Virginia City, Montana : Chamber of Commerce
		Virginia City was the outfitting point for trips to the Yellowstone area during the 1860's and 1870's, and Virginia City served as the first administrative site for the park when it was designated as America's first National Park in 1872.
		Virginia City became the capitol of the Montana Territory in 1865.
		Virginia City served as a regional marketplace throughout the 1880's and was tied to the international economy.
	www.virginiacitychamber.com /funfacts.cfm (1330 words)

	Montana DEQ The Virginia City Mining District
		Geologically, the Virginia City mining district (VCMD) is in the southern portion of the Tobacco Root mountains in Madison County on lands that slope to the north from Ramshorn and South Baldy mountains.
		In the Virginia City area the ore deposits occur in fissure filling veins which are independent of the bedding planes in the gneiss or schist and tend to dip to the north.
		The Virginia City mining district is a collection of mining districts in the vicinity of Virginia City on either side of U.S. Highway 287.
	www.deq.state.mt.us /AbandonedMines/linkdocs/techdocs/129tech.asp (9697 words)

	Virginia City
		Virginia City because of its convenient location in the midst of the gold fields rapidly grew to become the territorial capital and ‘Social City' of the Montana frontier.
		By the early - 1870s, Virginia City's status as the territorial capital was being seriously contested, until finally in 1875 the political might of the rival community of Helena and the developing gold fields of Last Chance Gulch, succeeded in finally ‘stealing' away the claim to the capital.
		The essence of the Virginia City experience is a casual, inviting setting that lends itself to a relaxing family outing or fun-filled weekend retreat from the typical hustle and bustle of modern life.
	visitmt.com /categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=6792&SiteID=1 (1077 words)

	MONTANA - LoveToKnow Article on MONTANA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The principal rivers east of the Rockies are the Missouri and three of its tributaries; the Yellowstone in the south-east, the Musselshell in the middle, and the Milk in the north.
		The state educational institutions are the university of Montana (1895), at Missoula, the normal college at Dillon, the college of agriculture and mechanic arts (1893) at Bozeman; and the school of mines (1900) at Butte.
		In 1864 Montana Territory was cre~ted, and in 1889 this Territory was admitted to statehood.
	www.1911ency.org /M/MO/MONTANA.htm (6517 words)

	Virginia City - Montana Ghost Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The miners of Virginia City suffered as much as anyone when shipping their gold to Bannack on the only road to the town.
		Virginia City cannot be called a true ghost town for it is now a tourist attraction.
		A Chinese area of Virginia City; on the left, a house and water well, end of street, a hotel, on the right is a Chinese herbal store.
	www.ghosttowns.com /states/mt/virginiacity.html (780 words)

	Virginia City, Nevada City, and Bannack : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		Virginia City and nearby Nevada City have both a boisterous and colorful past and present.
		They are old towns, but Virginia City never turned into a ghost town; in fact, it's one of the oldest continuously occupied towns in the West.
		The restoration of Virginia City began in 1946 when Charles and Sue Bovey began the painstaking task of preserving and restoring many of the structures you see in town today.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/virginiacitynevadacityandbannack/2155010001.html (586 words)

	Club-Foot George, Virginia City, Montana
		Virginia City is a small tourist attraction town in southwestern Montana, preserving the frontier atmosphere of the wild west, with original-appearing buildings, stage coach tours, even an old opera house.
		For a brief decade it was the capitol of the Montana territory before it moved to Helena, but it is most remembered for its early lawlessness and procession of colorful characters.
		Virginia City was a crossroads for troublemakers, bushwhackers and miners looking for a fight.
	www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/MTVIRclubfoot.html (452 words)

	Ghost town - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ghost towns are almost stereotypically common in mining or old mill town areas: Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Montana, and California in the western United States and West Virginia in the eastern USA.
		The city of Prypyat and dozens of smaller settlements in northern Ukraine were abandoned after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and turned into a closed alienation zone.
		The second largest city of Egypt, Alexandria was a flourishing city in the Ancient era, but declined during the Middle Ages, qualifying as a ghost town in the 19th century with only 150 inhabitants..
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ghost_town (1034 words)

	Virginia City RV Park - Virginia City, Montana
		Virginia City RV Park is located in the historic town of Virginia City.
		Virginia City has the most intact commercial district west of the Mississippi and is a National Landmark.
		Virginia City RV Park is located 1/2 mile east of Virginia City on Montana Highway 287, 14 miles from Ennis at the junction of US Highway 287 and Montana Highway 287.
	virtualmontana.com /montanadirectory/montanalistings/GW/montana519.htm (475 words)

	Virginia City, Montana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Virginia City was Montana's Territorial Capital from 1865 to 1875.
		They assembled at Virginia City and nearby Nevada City what may be the largest collection of historical materials dealing with the American West outside the Smithsonian Institution.
		The Montana Heritage Preservation and Development Commission was established to manage the properties, with the assistance of the Montana Historical Society.
	www.edheritage.org /mont/vc.htm (319 words)

	The Old West: Virginia City Montana
		Virginia City was the birthplace of Montana and the cradle of much history for the state.
		Virginia City was the home of the state's first public school, first newspaper and where the first book for the state of Montana was published.
		Virginia City was producing enough gold to win the Civil War for whoever could capture it.
	www.bozemannet.com /attractions/virginia_city.php (1041 words)

	Old West Towns: Virginia City & Nevada City, Montana
		The birthplace of Montana and the cradle of much national history, Virginia City is an astoundingly well preserved old west town about 80 miles northwest of the West Entrance to Yellowstone National Park.
		Virginia City sits high in the Rocky Mountains in a bowl along Alder Gulch, where gold was first discovered in 1863 during the Civil War.
		The city was strategic during the Civil War, for it was producing enough gold to win the war for whoever could capture it.
	www.bigskymontananet.com /attractions/virginia_city.php (661 words)

	Preserve America Community: Virginia City, Montana
		The tiny Town of Virginia City, with a population of only 130, is the State's oldest incorporated community and among the best preserved gold mining towns in the West.
		Virginia City is one of Montana's most popular heritage tourism destinations.
		Virginia City is also important as an educational resource.
	www.preserveamerica.gov /3-18-04PAcommunity-virginiacityMT.html (308 words)

	Virginia City, Montana - Home Page
		The Grand Ball of 1864 Virginia City, MT had a strategic role in the Civil War.
		Virginia City, Montana is an engaging educational experience for children, filled with fun and new things as well as the old.
		The Virginia City Preservation Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of the historic aspects of Virginia City, Montana, and invites you to help us restore, preserve and interpret Virginia City.
	www.virginiacity.com (921 words)

	Virginia City/ Nevada City
		Montana's historic Alder Gulch, once the capital of Montana Territory, is widely respected for the authenticity of the restoration work carried out by the Charles Bovey family.
		Located only a mile apart on MT 287 in southwest Montana, Virginia City and Nevada City are 85 miles—about an hour and a half—north of Yellowstone.
		Virginia City and Nevada City are open for tours between late May and mid-Sept. For overnight stops, groups are advised to arrive between 2:00 and 4:00pm and can be on their way by 8:00am the following day.
	montanagroups.com /p23.htm (362 words)

	Virginia City Lodge in Montana
		While the Vigilantes were not all Masons, and their organization was not sanctioned by the Masonic Lodge, it was the trust between Masonic brothers that made it possible for them to unite to rid the area of the murderous "road agents" and make life safe for law-abiding citizens.
		Paris S. Pfouts, a civic leader from the start, was instrumental in the layout of the townsite of Virginia City, and its first mayor, and was president of the Vigilantes.
		In 1881 the Virginia City Lodges purchased the ground floor and basement of the Pfouts Building, and formed the Virginia City Masonic Temple Association, the current owner of the two Masonic buildings.
	bessel.org /vacitylg.htm (1136 words)

	Kids enjoy Virginia City, Montana
		Virginia City, Montana is an exciting old west place for a family vacation.
		During the Civil War years, when Virginia City was founded as Varina (after the wife of the Rebel president) in Idaho Territory, people shot it out constantly all over town.
		Come and visit Virginia City and nearby Nevada City with your friends, your family or with your school class and your teachers.
	www.virginiacity.com /kids.htm (579 words)

	Virginia City, Montana : Chamber of Commerce (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		All of Montana has the deepest pride and affection for Virginia City.
		Virginia City, the best known of these and the sole survivor, became the Capitol of the Territory.
		The very much alive ghost town, Virginia City, Montana, is frozen in time.
	virginiacitychamber.com (206 words)

	Documentation and Condition Assessment Workshop - H.S. Gilbert House in Virginia City, Montana, July 2006
		Virginia City, Montana to assist with documentation of the historic brewmaster’s house.
		Virginia City sits high in the Rocky Mountains (elevation 5,882 feet / 1793 meters) at the site of a large gold strike in Alder Gulch in 1863.
		Summer in Montana brings daytime high temperatures from the upper 70s F (25 C) to the low 90s (32 C) and overnight lows in the 40s F (8 C).
	www.heritageconservation.net /ws-virginia-city.htm (657 words)

	Sunset: The treasure of Virginia City - includes Virginia City travel planner - Virginia City, Montana
		Lying in the scrubby foothills of southwest Montana like a nugget in a grit-filled pan, Virginia City is the best-preserved 19th-century Gold Rush town you're likely to find anywhere in the West.
		It's not to be confused with Virginia City, Nevada, which staked its claim to fame on the enormous silver deposits of the Comstock Lode.
		This Virginia City burst on the scene in the spring of 1863, when, in a classic strike-it-rich scenario, a roving party of six itinerant prospectors just happened to stumble onto the world's richest deposit of placer gold (found in gravel creek beds).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_1_203/ai_55015368 (468 words)

	Get in Touch with History -- Join Preservation Efforts in Historic Virginia City, Montana
		Boulder, CO (PRWEB) May 16, 2006 -- Heritage Conservation Network and the Virginia City Preservation Institute invite history enthusiasts and historic preservation aficionados to help with the documentation and assessment of the H.S. Gilbert House in Virginia City, Montana, from July 9-15, 2006.
		The house is one of over 100 structures owned by the Montana Heritage Commission and slated for preservation and restoration to keep the history of the 1860's mining boom in Alder Gulch alive.
		Virginia City is a 90 mile drive from Yellowstone National Park and one and a half miles from Nevada City, another preserved mining town.
	www.prweb.com /releases/2006960/5/prweb385578.htm (552 words)

	Virginia City - Montana's Gold West Country Travel Region
		Virginia City, Montana - Step back in time and relive the Montana frontier gold rush experience of the mid-to-late 1800s.
		The mid-1940s found Virginia City in a depressed economic and social state, the mines were closed by federal mandate as nonessential to the war effort, and the local population of able-bodied workers, both men and women, were either drafted or relocated to work in war-related industries.
		Since the 1940s, thanks to the preservation efforts of the Bovey family, Virginia City has experienced yet another period of steadily growing prosperity as a major heritage tourism destination.
	goldwest.visitmt.com /listings/6792.htm (1059 words)

	Restoring Virginia City, Montana
		It wasn't long after he'd taken the Montana Heritage Commission executive director's post in the spring of 1998, when a Virginia City resident walked up to him with a complaint.
		It's been six years since the Montana Legislature found a way to purchase nearly 250 historic buildings, 160 acres of land and what appears to be more than a million artifacts at Virginia and Nevada cities, and the daily management challenges continue.
		Students could explore topics like the miner's courts that were created in the early days of Virginia City, or the life of the Chinese who created their own community in the historic towns, and there were the prostitutes, supply routes and the banking that sprung up.
	www.rubyvalley.com /news/restore-vc.htm (1213 words)

	Gold West Country Communities - Virginia City, Montana
		Virginia City in particular is known for the notorious sheriff and highwayman, Henry Plummer.
		Virginia City offers the oldest continuously operating summer stock theater west of the Mississippi.
		Virginia City was born with the discovery of gold in Alder Gulch in 1863.
	goldwest.visitmt.com /communities/virginiacity.htm (647 words)

	MDOC Virginia City Official Website
		Virginia City is a living town of 150 year round residents who host the West's best preserved gold mining town from the 1860s.
		Nevada City, just 1.5 miles away has 14 historic buildings original to the site plus a collection of more than 100 other historic buildings saved from locations all over Montana.
		Visit the Nevada City Music Hall with a collection of historic music machines, gaviolis and player pianos--the largest music machine collection in the world open to the public.
	www.virginiacitymt.com (183 words)

	The Civil War in Montana
		Well, it finally dawned on me that Virginia City, Montana, was a strategic part of the Civil War, and that what the town lived through was a battle of the Civil War, fought through terrorism and rope rather than with sabers and fl powder.
		Virginia City, Montana was producing enough gold to win the Civil War for whoever could capture it.
		Visitors to Virginia City rarely are confronted with the Civil War origins of the town, or of its significance in winning the Civil War for the Union.
	www.newpsych.org /virginia/cwmt.htm (1672 words)

	Virginia City, Montana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Virginia City, MT, The Virginia City Preservation Alliance: "The very much alive ghost town, Virginia City, Montana, is frozen in time.
		287 between Ennis and Virginia City, MT. The Madison Range of the Rocky Mountains is in the background.
		The main street of Virginia City, after the tourists have pretty well left for the day.
	homepages.dsu.edu /jankej/oldwest/VA-City.htm (213 words)

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