Gold Hill in Storey County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Gold Hill Hotel
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1. Gold Hill Hotel - Main Marker
Inscription.
Gold Hill Hotel. . , [Main Marker:] , This building is the original stone and brick edifice erected on the site of the first recorded claim on what became the Comstock Lode May 1, 1859. One of the earliest hotels it housed miners and notables offering lodging, tavern and barbershop.
Nevada Historical Marker No. 36 , Dedicated June 18, 1966 by , E Clampus Vitus. [Second Marker:] ,
. First hotel on the Comstock built. 1859. Early transient shelter was taken in dugouts and tents. Some of these were called hotels. Boarding and rooming houses sprang up with population. This is the first edifice known to Nevada, to be worthy the name of hotel. , Gold Hill Landmarks, [Third Marker:] ,
Relief of Nevada State Seal. , The 1866 State Seal Provision reads, in part:, Foreground, two mountains, at their right base, a quartz mill. On the left, a tunnel penetrating the silver leads, with a miner running out a carload of ore, and a team with ore for the mill., Immediate foreground, emblems of agriculture, as follows: A plow, sheaf and sickle., Middle ground, A railroad train passing a gorge and a telegraph line along the rail line., Extreme background, a range of snowclad mountains, and the sun rising in the east., The inner circle shall be engraved “All for our Country”, our state motto, and thirty-six stars., Within the outer circle, the words “The Great State of Nevada”.,
Julia C. Bullette Chapter 1864 , E Clampus Vitus , June 28, 1975.
[Main Marker:]
This building is the original stone and brick edifice erected on the site of the first recorded claim on what became the Comstock Lode May 1, 1859. One of the earliest hotels it housed miners and notables offering lodging, tavern and barbershop.
Nevada Historical Marker No. 36
Dedicated June 18, 1966 by
E Clampus Vitus
[Second Marker:]
First hotel on the Comstock built. 1859. Early transient shelter was taken in dugouts and tents. Some of these were called hotels. Boarding and rooming houses sprang up with population. This is the first edifice known to Nevada, to be worthy the name of hotel. Gold Hill Landmarks
[Third Marker:]
Relief of Nevada State Seal
The 1866 State Seal Provision reads, in part:
Foreground, two mountains, at their right base, a quartz mill. On the left, a tunnel penetrating the silver leads, with a miner running out a carload of ore, and a team with ore for the mill.
Immediate foreground, emblems of agriculture, as follows: A plow, sheaf and sickle.
Middle ground, A railroad train passing a gorge and a telegraph line along the rail line.
Extreme background, a range of snowclad mountains,
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and the sun rising in the east.
The inner circle shall be engraved “All for our Country”, our state motto, and thirty-six stars.
Within the outer circle, the words “The Great State of Nevada”.
Julia C. Bullette Chapter 1864
E Clampus Vitus
June 28, 1975
Erected 1966 by Julia C. Bullette Chapter No.1864, E Clampus Vitus.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1856.
Location. 39° 17.52′ N, 119° 39.42′ W. Marker is in Gold Hill, Nevada, in Storey County. Marker is on Main Street (Nevada Route 342), on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1540 Main Street, Gold Hill, Virginia City NV 89440, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . The Haunted Gold Hill Hotel. Haunted Places to Go entry:
Like many of California Gold Rush and Nevada Comstock historical buildings, there have been reports of “non-paying” guests. (Submitted on August 26, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.)
Additional keywords. Comstock Lode
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3. Gold Hill Hotel - Second Marker
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4. Gold Hill Hotel - Second Marker
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5. Nevada State Seal Marker
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6. Nevada State Seal Marker
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7. Nevada State Seal
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8. The Nevada State Seal Marker and South Side of the Gold Hill Hotel Building
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9. Gold Hill Hotel
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10. Gold Hill Hotel
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11. Remains of a Wagon
Located on the grounds of the hotel.
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12. Remnants of Mining Activity Behind Hotel
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13. Mining Activity Behind Hotel
Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 26, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,430 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on August 26, 2009, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.