Comstock Lode: Silver’s Time to Shine | Virginia City, NV

If you want to trace Nevada's history as a state to a single event, look no further than the Comstock Lode discovery. Once completely (and still to a degree today) a barren wilderness in the mountainous Great Basin, western Nevada sat void of any interest to Americans other than as a passage to California. And then, everything changed in 1859 with the discovery of an enormous series of silver deposits. In remarkably short time, a boomtown sprung up from the slopes of a mountain, revitalizing dwindling enthusiasm for the frontier mining sector and establishing an economy that rivaled the east coast. For these achievements, the bustling Virginia City received the nickname "Richest Place on Earth" and drew forth an impressive population of thousands and thousands, enough to officially entitle Nevada with statehood. As we explore this once-tremendous melange of victorian and frontier-styled buildings, it's clear to see that the city has seen better days. Yet this somewhat of a ghost town still contains a collection of visible hints which point toward the more glorious times, embodied by its seemingly endless silver extraction and prosperity in the frontier wilds. Ol' Virginny has quite the spell on those who seek a picture of Nevada in its infancy, Sadly we may be nearing the end of our time in this state. nevertheless our silver lining is a spectacular location to which we can most appropriately say our goodbyes. Get it? A "silver" lining?
Location Covered: Virginia City, NV ✅
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[@KingofAmerica97]

Lovin' the videos. Recommendation for a location to film; Springfield, Ohio.

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Ah, the TRUE Posterchild of the Midwest. I did some research and it does seem like that city’s pretty cool here and there. I don’t know when I’ll be returning to previous states given my new direction in life but I’ve added Springfield to my Ohio itinerary

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Pick better places, dude. This is a racist town. Everyone googles it now b/c of it.

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I’d argue that there are also some cities notorious for administrations which enact policies (or a negligence thereof) that perpetuate racist undertones of inequality and disadvantage for minorities, such as New York City and Chicago. And I haven’t visited them so far. So you’re welcome.
Jokes aside though, unfortunately hate and prejudice are innate human traits that are found in any location. However this specific town quite literally made Nevada what it has come to be. To suggest that I should avoid or blacklist historically significant locations on account of modern blemishes, that sounds a bit too reactive, don’t you think? Should we ignore the result of the massive contributions and toils minorities of the past have made in creating the American West, a region that was on average way more equal and fair than the socially stratified east? I have nearly 200 other places I’ve in fact picked before this one so feel free to check those out on the channel.