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Virginia City’s Boom to Ghost Town and a Civil War Film
The article traces Virginia City Nevada’s rise as a copper and gold bonanza town, its Civil War era fortunes, infamous murders and notable residents, followed by a decline to ghost town status. It links the town’s legacy to the 1940s film Virginia City starring Errol Flynn and Miriam Hopkins, with details on production, cast, and a grand Reno Virginia City premiere.
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Irginia City
Nevada
Globe
Golconda
Duncan Emrich
Columbia University
New York City
Comstock Lode
Virginny
Sierras
California
Virginia City
San Francisco
International Hotel
Mississippi
Piper
Jenny Lind Sang
Edwin Booth
Virginia
Lode
Hale and Norcross
Middle Mines
Sierra Nevada
Con Chollar
Gould and Curry
Belcher
Ophir
Yellow Jacket
Con- Virginia
Caip-ins
New Mexico
Guadalupe Mountains
Robert Buckner
Warner Bros
Frederick” Anthony Lovell
Lovell
Richmond
Los “Angeles
Errol Flynn
Kerry Bradford
Libby
Julie Haines
Miriam Hopkins
Randolph Scott
Humphrey Bogart
Alan Hale
Moroni Olson
Williams
Death Valley Scotty
Michael Curtiz
Robin Hood
Dodge City
Katy
Reno
Southern Pacific
National Guard