Virginia City, NV - Jeff Fahey Wants to Be Taller Than Robert Kahn

Welcome to Virginia City, Nevada, "The Richest Place on Earth!" The town sprang up as a boomtown as a result of the 1859 discovery of the Comstock Lode, the first major silver deposit discovery in the United States.  The population of the town hit 25,000 in the 1870s but rapidly declined when the silver production from the mine dwindled.  At it's height, the town had three theatres, an opera house, three daily newspapers, and a 100 room international hotel.  The town's economy today is largely based around tourism. The town draws more than 2 million visitors per year.  We hope you enjoy our visit to Virginia City!Small Town News--whose headline is it, anyway? @SmallTownNewsImprov