Storey County
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A Walk Back in Time- Sutro Tunnel
Dayton Nevada Last May I received the rare opportunity to visit and bring some fellow historical researchers to photograph and write about this unique ghost town and event frozen in time. The town of Sutro has been closed to the public for the last 50 years. On October 19, 1869 Adolph Sutro raised enough money through stock sales to start a 9 year project to dig a 20,498 foot long tunnel from the hills east of Dayton to intersect the deep silver mines under Virginia City to drain, ventilate and provide an emergency exit. But a bigger reason was to provide both easier and cheaper alternate ore haulage for the…
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Virginia City Nevada: Annabelle’s House
Annabelle’s House 1863. Virginia City NevadaHer kind son Reggie invited me in to share the history of his mother’s house he inherited. Please read it’s history in the second photo. The old picture of a worker in the hard hat is proported to be a descendant of Lawyer, Gunman John Wesley Harden.
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Savage Mining Company Office and Mine/Mill
Virginia City, Nevada This magnificent 21-room Second Empire style building was constructed by the Savage Mining Company in 1861. The ornate building is an excellent example of the architectural elegance associated with the offices and residences of the mining elite. The top two floors of the building served as the mine superintendent’s residence, while the ground floor was the mine office. The building has been restored with attention to its distinctive architectural features, such as the mansard roof, dormer windows and delicate gingerbread trim. The interior boasts 14-foot-high ceilings, a seven-foot copper bathtub, a Lincrista frieze in the main hallway and early Victorian furnishings. Ulysses S. Grant is said to…
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Virginia City Spite House
As the story goes, there were two miners in Virginia City, Nevada who were sworn enemies. After one miner bought a plot of land and built a small white house with lots of windows so he could enjoy the sun and warm breezes, the other miner decided to exact his revenge by buying the property next door, and moving his already-built red cottage just inches from the other miner’s home. Across the street from Anabelle’s House. Photo copyrighted Steve Knight photo
