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Top 10 True Western Towns of 2011

by | Jan 8, 2011 | Travel & Preservation

9. VIRGINIA CITY, NV Old West “boomtowns” were tagged as such for a reason. Take Virginia City, Nevada, for example. Silver was discovered in the area in 1859 at the legendary Comstock Lode. Within a decade, the population jumped from 0 to about 30,000. These miners and fortune seekers led a tough life here, partly due to the conditions; mountain winters were freezing and snow-filled, and the mines themselves were unbearable saunas, with temperatures boosted by natural hot springs. Life expe


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