| Virginia City was born with the discovery of gold in Alder Gulch in 1863.A "boom town" of the post-Civil War era, Virginia City served as the Montana Territorial Capitol for 10 years, until the gold ran out. Just a mile away lies Nevada City, a western town created from a collection of buildings from other ghost towns. Both towns have been largely restored and preserved as they once stood; living examples of the real Old West |
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