Friday, July 13, 2012

Virginia City & Nevada City, MT-July 14, 2010

Virginia City and Nevada City are two 1800's Old West Towns in Montana.  We went with our friend Carolyn and a girl she worked with but I can't remember her name.  Carolyn's husband Roy wasn't feeling good so he stayed home that day.

Carolyn
This was two years ago so I am doing this on memory.  We got to Virginia City first.  It would have been nice if no cars were allowed on the streets, but some of the buildings are now antique shops.  Here are some pictures of town.
Blacksmith Shop
Fairweather Inn
Grocery Store
Hitching Post (if only the cars weren't around)


Some of the buildings were antique shops as I mentioned before, but some were closed off and we could only go just inside them to the railing.  Here are a couple pics inside.
Old stuff
More old stuff

Old buildings



More old buildings
"Dashing through the snow"  Old sleigh
Old Hearse


Buried on Boot Hill was the road agents and a couple named William and Clara Dalton (no relation to the infamous Dalton gang) that came to the west by wagon train and died a year after settling in  Virginia city.


One of the Road Agents grave

We took a train ride over to Nevada City.  For some reason I have no pictures of the train.  I'm sure I took pics, but cannot find them anywhere.

This building used to be the dining hall at Canyon Lodge in Yellowstone.  It was moved to Nevada City when the NPS replaced the log buildings with more modern structures.

This is an old school. It is Montana's oldest standing public school, built in 1867 in Twin Bridges, MT. 

Here's some interesting pics...



Nevada City Engine Co

Barber Shop

Inside the Barber Shop

Old Stoves


Nevada City Hotel


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