Perched up on the hillside on nv342 which turns into main street, the gold hill hotel has the look as if you stepped back in time to 1861. Elko elko county erected eureka feet fight george gold hill goldfield governor grosh honey lake horse. The highest count for gold hill in any census however was 4,531 in 1880. Gold hill nevada ghost town ghost towns and history of. Historical markers virginia city, gold hill, nevadanook book. The first gold nugget in what would become known as gold canyon was actually discovered at devils gate, just north of. Cemetery records virginia city, storey county, nevada family history library. This new book fills that need, the desire of a local to know more of the mining history on his doorstep. Nevada s leading institution of higher education is the univ. This book shows you the historical markers in the city of virginia city and gold hill, nevada. Each marker is described with its location, gps coordinates, and the exact inscription. This book is basically a field guide to the geology of the sierra nevada mountains.
In 1921, a warehouse fire destroyed the 1890 census, so it is unavailable. It represented 78% of all gold produced across the united states. Gold hill, nv real estate gold hill homes for sale. Boyle, who was a native of gold hill, graduate of the university of nevada, and a. There is lots of information about rock types and where they are found, and many excellent color photos. Feb 11, 2019 opened in 1861, the gold hill hotel is nevada s oldest. Liberty fire house, gold hill, storey county, nv library of. The nevada historical society quarterly solicits contributions of scholarly or popular. Gold hill cemetery record book, 18631884 family history library. Gold hill declined along with the mines of the district. Gold hill hotel and crown point restaurant, virginia city, nevada. Gold hills prosperity lasted over two decades, from the mid1860s until the late 1880s. Silver city and gold hill mining the comstock lode in nevada. Incorporated december 17, 1862, in order to prevent its annexation by its larger neighbor, the town at one point was home to at least 8,000 residents.
The haunted history of the gold hill hotel in nevada. It also has the first listing of reno in any nevada directory. One of the first gold discoveries in the state happened near gold canyon. Gold hill was the second largest town in the comstock lode after virginia city and in both 1870 and 1880 was the second largest city in the state of nevada. By the 1890s the great prosperity of the comstock was largely over. The history of the comstock lode nevada bureau of mines and geology. Nevada gold rush history and mining locations gold maps. The new edition will have nundreds of directaccess links. My email address is listed, and i am glad to receive queries and comments. Gold hill is located in rowan county, north carolina, usa.
The gold hill hotel began as the riesen house popular notion is that it dates from 1859, but 1861 is more accurate. Nevada gold rush history and mining locations gold maps online. That is why this can never be published as a printed book unless a disc is added. Dec 31, 2015 the virginia city historic district is a national historic landmark that surrounds the former mining villages of virginia city and gold hill. Project of the nevada state historic preservation office and university of nevada, reno special collections. Gold hill, nevada nevada digital newspaper project. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It was a mining complex to process ore from a group of claims that included the gold hill mine.
As the day crew descended, smoldering timbers collapsed, flooding poisonous air into the yellow jacket and neighboring kentuck and crown point mines. Gold hill ioof cemetery find a grave virginia city cemetery records. The real excitement began in 1859, however, with the rush to washoe, as thousands of former 49ers headed to the booming comstock lode camps of virginia city, gold hill, and silver city. Gold hill is an unincorporated community in storey county, nevada, located just south and downhill of virginia city. Geology of the sierra nevada california natural history. It is the oldest hotel in nevada and offers guest facilities in the original 1861 stone structure, a 1987 addition, and several separate historic buildings. From the book rich hill, the history of arizona s most amazing gold district by dr. Historian and author of numerous books on nevadas ghostshistory, janice oberding. There is also a very good description of the history of the geology of the sierra nevada and california, how they were formed by tectonic forces. Bar service will be provided in the restaurant and great room. May 17, 20 the haunted history of the gold hill hotel in nevada has been talked about for years. Comstock history, ebook on gold and silver mining, virginia. Soon, silver supplanted gold in yield throughout the comstock, and virginia city quickly overshadowed gold hill in size and sophistication. Gold hill mining company records, 18501931 this is a finding aid.
Once again a thriving fullservice rooming, dining and drinking establishment, the gold hill hotel is the oldest hotel in the state of nevada. The haunted history of the gold hill hotel in nevada has been talked about for years. Nevada was the first state to ratify the 15th amendment to the u. Miming operations began in 1927 and ended in 1933 when ore values began to fall. However its population of 1,000 pales with to gold hills 5,000. Gold hill is located just south and downhill of virginia city, nevada. Constitution, which gave africanamerican men the right to vote, on march 1, 1869. On the morning of april 7, 1869, fire spread at the 800foot level. Visit the gold hill haunting hotel or take a ghost tour in virginia city.
Gold hill haunting on the comstock in virginia city travel nevada. They have done a great job of ensuring the operation will continue at a higher level. In fact, nevada is the leading state in terms of gold production and certainly one of the largest sources of gold in the world. Gold hill, nevada, was one of the first settlements in the comstock mining district after the discovery of a rich deposit of free gold on a hill above gold canyon in january 1859.
One of the main settlements for the cornish on the comstock lode was in gold hill. Miners worked the gold hill mine periodically but not to any great extent to 1942. Nevada s oldest operating hotel historic rooms and lodges, restaurant and. Reno is located on the truckee river and is quite an important station on the central pacific railroad. If you use gold hill as a hub, within a 100mile radius a wheel forms to take in all the major population centers in the piedmont and western north carolina. This book takes us back to the early years of virginia city and the comstock lode. Although gold hill was smaller than virginia city, it still became a significant city of around 8,000 people. Gold hill is an unincorporated community in storey county, nevada, located just south and. Large scale gold mining started with the california gold rush in 1848 but it only lasted for only about 7 years. Matthew wilson and his partner patrick mcnamee bought the hotel, bar and restaurant from the comstock mining co. Prosperity was sustained for a period of 20 years between 1868 and 1888 by mining the comstock lode, a major deposit of gold and silver ore. Exploring nevada history history libguides at university. The gold hill hotel is a picturesque country inn located in gold hill, nevada, one mile south of virginia city. It is an impressive record especially for a state better known for its silver production in the 19 th century, the nevada gold rush is not just a story in the history book, it is real and happening still today.
So, while this most delightful of small towns in north carolina is thought to be in the middle of nowhere, it is actually. The greatest modern day gold mining in the united states nowadays occurs in nevada. Browse mls listings in gold hill and take real estate virtual tours at realtor. Gold hill hotel and crown point restaurant home facebook. And history in virginia city shepperson series in nevada history. Expect uneven floors and walls, no tv, original plaster and exposed brick and double brass beds. Historical remnants of the town can still be seen, including the gold hill hotel, promoted as nevadas oldest hotel, in existence since 1861. It is a description of archival material held in the wilson library at the university of north carolina at chapel hill. Beans history and directory of nevada county, california books. Original historic rooms the earliest hotel rooms in the state of nevada, located in the original portion of the hotel, these rooms are petite but quite special.
Historical archaeology in the cortez mining district. Gold hill, along with virginia city, was one of the two settlements that popped up at the initial silver discoveries of the comstock lode. The gold hill post office remained in operation until 1943. History early exploration in the 1770s several spanish explorers came near the area of presentday nevada but it was not until half a century later that fur traders venturing into the rocky mts. In this edition you will find a total of 72 historical markers. Mines and mills of the comstock region, western nevada. The gold hill hotel is a picturesque country inn located in gold hill, nevada, one mile south of virginia city in the comstock historic district. Book gold hill hotel, virginia city on tripadvisor. Apr 20, 2020 around the year 1860, there was a series of events that shaped the history of nevada for decades to follow. The 1860 census data consists of the part of the utah territory that would eventually become nevada. Map 1876 of mining claims on comstock lode, under virginia city and gold hill, nevada. Inventory index of the silver terrace cemeteries worldcat.
Founded in 1859, the settlement was the focus of a gold rush and within a year, it became the regions largest community, a status it maintained in nevada into the 1890s. Gold hills population grew from 638 in august 1860 to 1,297 in july 1861, four months after the creation of the nevada territory. Mary has a long, abiding interest in the history of mining at the comstock. His numerous journals, available at the university of nevada, reno special collections, provide a rich and detailed history of his experiences in the american west during the nineteenth century. This first booklength history of the comstock, with its many entertaining. Restaurant is open for dinner thursday through saturday from 4. Mining continued at various levels until world war ii, so gold hill was never completely abandoned. Silver lode of virginia city, nevada 9781505247886. Gold hill, nevada, was one of the first settlements in the comstock mining district after the discovery of a rich. At its peak in the 1870s gold hill may have had as many as 8,000 residents.
List of books and articles about nevada history online. Virginia city was known as the queen of the comstock, the internationally famous mining district. Gold hill s yellow jacket disaster was probably the worst mining accident in nevada history. There are three miners unions, one at virginia city, one at gold hill, and the third at. As nevada state road 341 winds its way northward to the queen of the comstock lode virginia city, it passes through two more mining camps. The exterior has the feel of an old western town with the weathered wood and stamped lettering. Originally dubbed as the riesen house, it is believed that this structure was completed in full prior to the year of 1862. It all began in 1859 with the discovery of silver and gold deposits in virginia city. Thank you for your patience while we retrieve your images. Prime sources of california and nevada local history. Cemetery records virginia city, storey county, nevada family history library gold hill cemetery record book, 18631884 family history library inventory index of the silver terrace cemeteries worldcat.