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Top 10 True Western Towns of 2010

by | Dec 16, 2009 | Travel & Preservation

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TOP TRUE WESTERN TOWN OF THE YEAR: VIRGINIA CITY, NEVADA! The year 2009 was the 150th anniversary of the Comstock Lode, the first major U.S. discovery of silver ore, located under Virginia City, Nevada—population 1,000. To celebrate the anniversary, the University of Nevada opened a special exhibit that featured Mackay silver, maps of mining claims, stock certificates, mining company records and letters from miners. The university also hosted free “Comstock Conversations” to discuss vario


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