Virginia City
Virginia City
Definition
Virginia City
township in W Nev., near Reno: formerly a center of gold & silver mining (site of the Comstock Lode): pop. 2,500
Etymology: after “Old Virginny,” nickname of an early miner, a local eccentric
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