Virginia City

Updated: February 9, 2026

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If you listen closely to the squeaking boardwalks of Virginia City you can hear stories of gold, dancing girls, road agents, smoking guns, vigilantes, and Boot Hill. At the peak of Virginia City's gold rush, the town supported a population of more than 10,000 and became Montana's Territorial Capital in 1865. More than $10 million in nuggets, flakes and gold dust were extracted from Alder Creek, which flows through Virginia and Nevada Cities. In today's gold market, that would be worth over 2.5 billion dollars!

Virginia City Buildings

• Aunt Julia's
• Bale of Hay Saloon
• Barber Shop
• Boot Hill
• Buford Store
• Chinese immigrants in Virginia City.
• Content's Corner
• Dance and Stuart General Store
• Dress Shop
• Fairweather Inn
• Gilbert's Brewery
• Hangman's Building
• Kiskadden Barn and Blacksmith
• Madison County Courthouse
• Masonic Temple
• McGovern's Store
• Montana Post
• Opera House
• Thompson-Hickman Memorial Museum
• Toy Store
• Variety Store
• Virginia City Depot
• Wells Fargo
• Wilbur Fisk Sanders House

Updated: February 9, 2026