1994 Map of Virginia City

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Virginia City anchors this 1994 survey of the Comstock Lode district, showing the dense industrial and civic footprint of one of Nevada's most significant mining regions. The map meticulously documents the legacy of the silver boom, tracing the Sutro Tunnel and the winding route of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. The urban landscape is marked by historic institutions like the 4th Ward Sch Museum and the Catholic Ch, alongside a concentration of fraternal and religious burial grounds including the Masonic Cem, Hebrew Cem, and Fireman Cem. Outside the main settlements of Gold Hill and Silver City, the terrain of the Virginia Range is heavily scarred by massive mining operations. Named shafts and pits such as the Savage Mine, Chollar Mine, and the deep Utah Shaft illustrate the subsurface intensity of the era, while topographic features like Mt Davidson and Spanish Ravine define the steep, high-elevation environment of the high desert.