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Virginia Truckee Railroad offers weekend train rides from Virginia City to Gold Hill
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 07/15/2020 - 9:41amLooking for something fun and safe to do this summer? Take your family and friends on a trip back in time aboard The Virginia Truckee Railroad in Virginia City, Nev.
Powered by a vintage steam locomotive, Virginia Truckee Railroad will be running roundtrips from Virginia City to Gold Hill on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays this summer.
Carson City Cemetery Cleanup provided by St. Teresa's students in honor of All Saints Day
Submitted by Kelsey Penrose on Mon, 11/05/2018 - 9:26amOn Thursday Nov. 1 the St. Teresa of Avila Catholic School completed an All Saints Day service project out at Lone Mountain Cemetery.
Silver City Post Office Hosts Display on Resident Artist Program
Submitted by editor on Thu, 03/02/2017 - 2:16pmSilver City, Nevada - The Silver City Post Office, established in 1860, has a display case with changing collections that highlight local history as well as current programs.
Display of Work by Visiting Artists: For those who missed a December 2016 show featuring the artwork, essays, poems, assemblages, and photographs created by visiting artists at the Resident Artist Program in Silver City, some of the pieces are on display at the Silver City Post Office through March.
Silver City, Nevada Featured in Western U.S. Rural Development Publication
Submitted by Carson Now Reader on Fri, 11/04/2016 - 1:05pmSilver City, Nevada - Silver City, a Lyon County community located in the historic Comstock region near Virginia City, was highlighted in the Fall 2016 issue of Rural Connections, a publication of the Western Rural Development Center.
Silver Terrace Cemeteries Director To Speak On History of the Comstock Cemeteries
Submitted by editor on Mon, 02/29/2016 - 12:37pmThere is loads of history for free, or donations, if you are so inspired, at the Silver Terrace Cemeteries in Virginia City. However, Candace Wheeler, director of the Comstock Cemetery Foundation, has been a one-woman bastion against vandalism and defamation of the historic cemeteries of Virginia City, Gold Hill, and Silver City.
Comstock Cemetery Foundation benefits from Virginia City's own Nevada-made gin spirit
Submitted by editor on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 12:55pmFor more than seven years Virginia City has been having fun with “Cemetery Gin” a Nevada-made spirit available at local saloons, bars and stores throughout Northern Nevada which celebrates a tall tale from the Comstock’s rich mining days of the 1850s.
Spearheaded by the Virginia City Tourism Commission, the gin is a product of Frey Ranch Estate Distillery, located in Fallon, Nev., where all the ingredients were grown, distilled and bottled.
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