The Comstock Lode in Virginia City, Nevada is a silver ore lode located beneath the eastern side of Mount Davidson, part of the Virginia Range. Part of the then western Utah Territory, the Comstock Lode was the country’s first significant discovery of silver ore and was named after Henry Comstock, an American miner. This discovery was revealed to the public back in 1859, which sparked a “silver rush” of people looking to stake their claims to the silver. In fact, it caused the greatest amount of excitement throughout the United States and California since the 1849 California Gold Rush.

Comstock Lode, Virginia City, NV

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