Near Wallace Street (State Highway 287) 0.1 miles west of Jackson Street.
This Monument Marks The Site Wherein Virginia City Lodge No. 43 Of Kansas And Montana Lodge No. 9 Of Colorado Held Their First Meetings. Virginia City Lodge Held Its First Meeting February 27th, AL. 5864. Montana Lodge Held Its First Meeting May . . . — — Map (db m89478) HM
On Wallace Street at Main Street on Wallace Street.
This false-fronted rubble stone barn was constructed by Smith and Boyd circa 1900, replacing a log livery stable. The stone part of the building and the front doors and windows remain as they were at the turn of the century. The barn was converted . . . — — Map (db m49387) HM
On West Idaho Street east of Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling east.
The home on the left (East) belonged to John L. Corbett, a civil engineer who drafted the original plat of Virginia City in 1868.
Records indicate that Corbett owned the home only briefly in 1875-76. The Corbett side of the dwelling is . . . — — Map (db m117104) HM
On East Idaho Street at Broadway Street, on the left when traveling west on East Idaho Street.
Following the death of her husband, Henry Elling, in 1900, Mary Elling donated $20,000 to build a new St. Paul's Episcopal Church in his honor. An influential merchant and banker, he had been a stalwart supporter of St. Paul's. The church was . . . — — Map (db m206282) HM
On Wallace Street at Jackson Street on Wallace Street.
From 1865 to 1875 when Virginia City was Montana’s territorial capital, the Territorial Legislature met on the second floor of this stone building. Constructed in 1864, it is Montana’s oldest standing capitol building. The second floor also housed . . . — — Map (db m49439) HM
This property contributes to the
Virginia City
Historic District
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Listed in
the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the
United States Department of the Interior
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In cooperation . . . — — Map (db m49470) HM
On West Idaho Street near Broadway Street, on the left when traveling west.
The small-scale simplicity of Susie Marr’s house belies the owner’s rich life. Marr emigrated from Scotland in 1870. In Virginia City, she managed household affairs for banker, William Morris, his wife, and their six children. In turn, Morris took . . . — — Map (db m209172) HM
On Wallace Street near Jackson Street, on the left when traveling west.
Virginia City grew up almost overnight after William Fairweather found color in Alder Creek. Miners rushed to the rich diggings, leaving Bannack, Montana’s first major gold camp, practically a ghost town. Among the Bannack merchants to follow their . . . — — Map (db m208683) HM
On East Wallace Street near Broadway Street, on the left when traveling west.
When President Grant named Benjamin F. Potts of Ohio governor of the Territory of Montana in 1870, it was to this modest home that the new governor came to begin serving his appointment. Virginia City was then the territorial capital, and this small . . . — — Map (db m206555) HM
Built in 1899. one can see that this imposing structure was the pride, not only of Virginia City, but also of Montana – being, according to history the largest mercantile store in the state at that time. Hardware, hay, grain, salt, and . . . — — Map (db m117101) HM
In its first five years, Alder Gulch produced between 30 and 60 million in gold. By 1874 about 35,000 people lived in the gulch. Times ran out but the gold never did. You can still find it here in the hills and streams of Alder Gulch.
There were 5 . . . — — Map (db m49570) HM
On Wallace Street (State Highway 287) at Van Buren Street, on the left when traveling east on Wallace Street.
Born a slave in 1852 near Jonesborough, Tennessee, Sarah Bickford would become an iconic Montana businesswoman.
Separated from her parents during the Civil War, upon conclusion of the war Sarah then moved to Knoxville, Tennessee.
In 1870, . . . — — Map (db m117050) HM
Near East Idaho Street at Spencer Street, on the left when traveling west.
A steeply pitched roof and windows with pointed arches reveal Gothic Revival style influence in this finely-crafted 1884 residence, built by George Thexton. The style, often adapted to the frontier in wood, is here expressed in stone as was the norm . . . — — Map (db m206266) HM
On West Cover Street near Wallace Street when traveling east.
Blacksmith George Thexton and his first wife Nancy emigrated from England in 1855 and settled in Wisconsin. Golden opportunity prompted him to leave Nancy and their four children for Montana Territory in 1964. George returned east and brought his . . . — — Map (db m206457) HM
On West Idaho Street near Jackson Street, on the left when traveling west.
Born Waterford, Ireland, August 3, 1823
Died Fort Benton, Montana Territory, July 1, 1867
Irish Patriot, American Civil War General, Acting Governor of Montana Territory, Soldier, Statesman, Orator, Journalist, Lawyer, Patriot, American . . . — — Map (db m209174) HM
On West Idaho Street near Jackson Street, on the left when traveling west.
General Thomas Francis Meagher, political activist in his native Ireland and American Civil War hero, stepped into a political maelstrom when he came to Montana in September 1865. As the first territorial secretary appointed by President Andrew . . . — — Map (db m209173) HM
On Wallace Street (State Highway 287) west of Hamilton Street, on the left when traveling west.
William Boyce Thompson and his wife, Gertrude Hickman, were born in Virginia City to parents of early pioneers. The couple moved to New York City, but retained local ties. The Thompsons provided the funds to build this facility housing a public . . . — — Map (db m117107) HM
Thomas Tootle and Richard Leach formed a partnership, operating with various other partners in mercantile stores in Denver, Kansas City, here in Virginia City, and later in Deer Lodge. Tootle and Leach was one of Virginia City’s first businesses, . . . — — Map (db m209175) HM
On Grant Mine Road near Alder Gulch Road, on the left when traveling south.
The formation of a vigilante group in 1863-1864 was not new to the frontier of America West, Over forty vigilante movements occurred between 1850 and 1879 during the period of Civil War violence and the uneasy settlement of the western frontier. . . . — — Map (db m209011) HM
On Wallace Street (State Highway 287) west of Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling west.
Prospectors found placer gold along a streambed choked with alder trees in May, 1863.
Thousands came from every corner of the world to try their luck in the placer mines and, perhaps, to garner a piece of the far-famed treasure.
A brief but . . . — — Map (db m117029) HM
On Grant Mine Road, on the left when traveling south.
In 1864 the U.S. Congress passed the Organic Act that created Montana Territory and provided a basic government structure for the new territory, including a territorial governor, secretary and three judges appointed by the president of the United . . . — — Map (db m209002) HM
On Wallace Street near Van Buren Street, on the right when traveling west.
To truly appreciate the scale of the Boveys' accomplishment in Virginia City, it's important to understand what they found when they first visited in the mid-1940s.
After more than 80 years, Alder Gulch's legendary gold deposits were . . . — — Map (db m208660) HM
The spectacular gold discovery in Alder Gulch on May 26, 1863, led to the rapid growth of this colorful and legendary gold camp town. Thousands of fortune-seekers rushed to the area, and by 1864 the Virginia City area boasted 30,000 residents. Rough . . . — — Map (db m49382) HM
On East Idaho Street near Sprncer Street, on the right when traveling west.
Professor Thomas Dimsdale, author of The Vigilantes of Montana, opened the first school in the gold camp in fall 1863. In 1864, a log cabin, built where the Methodist Church now stands, served for preaching on Sundays and school during the week. . . . — — Map (db m209181) HM
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