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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Virginia City"”.
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A Survey of Education in Virginia City, Nevada 1859-1897
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The influence of Virginia City on Mark Twain's writings from 1862-1872.
Since 1910, the year of Mark Twain's death, and until the present day, there has been a steady flow of literature which has revealed many aspects of his life and character. This study reveals the significance of Mark Twain's Nevada years. In Nevada it was believed his genius was discovered; there …
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Review of Underground Tunneling Techniques at the New Irvington Tunnel in San Francisco, California and the Virginia and Truckee Railroad in Virginia City, Nevada
… through weak rock masses was conducted in Virginia City, Nevada in order to determine the best practices for support of deep tunnels. The Virginia and Truckee Railroad company has one tunnel that has had multiple failures since the 1950s. This tunnel, Tunnel 3, was visited to collect data …
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Rockin' the Comstock: Exploring the Unlikely and Underappreciated Role of a Mid-Nineteenth Century Northern Nevada Ghost Town (Virginia City) in the Development of the 1960s Psychedelic Esthetic and "San Francisco Sound"
Virginia City, Nevada, epitomized and continues to epitomize a liminal community -- existing on the very limen of the civilized and uncivilized, legitimate and illegitimate, parochial frontier and cosmopolitan metropolis. Throughout a 150-year history, its theaters attracted performers of national …
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Boomtown to Outdoor Museum: An Examination of Nevada City, Montana, for Placement on the National Register of Historic Places
This thesis presents a study of Nevada City, Montana to examine the eligibility potential for a historic district nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Founded in 1863, Nevada City experienced a gold mining heyday from 1863-1869. As easily attainable placers diminished and …
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Boomtown to Outdoor Museum: An Examination of Nevada City, Montana, for Placement on the National Register of Historic Places
This thesis presents a study of Nevada City, Montana to examine the eligibility potential for a historic district nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Founded in 1863, Nevada City experienced a gold mining heyday from 1863-1869. As easily attainable placers diminished and …
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Cultural Landscape Development and Tourism in Historic Mining Towns of the Western United States
… The primary case studies are Bodie, California, Virginia City, Nevada, and Cripple Creek, Colorado. Each one is an example of highly successful tourism that has developed in a historic mining town, as well as illustrating changes in the cultural landscape related to this tourism. The main themes …
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Investigating the Intersection of Chinese and Euro-American Healthcare Practices in Nevada from 1860-1930
… collections -- Lovelock Chinatown, Old Cortez, Virginia City Chinatown, Island Mountain, Yeong Wo Mercantile, and sites 26LA3061 and 26LA4425 in the Cortez Mining District. Medicinal artifacts were studied to determine the nature of the ailments treated during the 1860-1930 time period. Analysis …
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"The Lawmen Faced the Outlaws, No Badge Upon a Breast:" Historical Memory and the Legacy of Henry Plummer and the Montana Vigilantes
… hanged over twenty men in and around Bannack and Virginia City, including the region's elected sheriff, Henry Plummer. The mob claimed that these men were members of a highly-organized Road Agent Gang. While no evidence of this organization of highwaymen exists, the episode endures in the popular …
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"The Lawmen Faced the Outlaws, No Badge Upon a Breast:" Historical Memory and the Legacy of Henry Plummer and the Montana Vigilantes
… hanged over twenty men in and around Bannack and Virginia City, including the region's elected sheriff, Henry Plummer. The mob claimed that these men were members of a highly-organized Road Agent Gang. While no evidence of this organization of highwaymen exists, the episode endures in the popular …
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Indian Uprisings in Humboldt County, Nevada 1861-1863
… period in Nevada history. The Comstock Lode and Virginia City are justly famous and much has been written their beginnings, but of the early days of two of the major mining towns in the Humboldt range of Nevada--namely, Unionville and Star City--and their close connection and dependency upon the …
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An assessment of household hazardous waste collection
… of hazardous waste generated by households in a Virginia city. Cost data from collection days held in Virginia and elsewhere in the United States are documented and discussed.
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Correlates of a sense of control of aging
… members of an athletic facility in a southwest Virginia city and among staff, faculty, and graduate students at a major state university, seeks to determine if a sense of control over the aging process exists, and what social structural variables and personal attributes might contribute to such …
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Work-related education among older adults: case studies of selected older women in urban areas
… 55 and over, who were living in a Southwestern Virginia city in which WRE programs were offered by public and private educational institutions. Interviewees were grouped according to financial and work status in order to examine how the women's perceptions varied by these characteristics. A …
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"The Coming Man From Canton": Chinese Experience in Montana (1862-1943)
<p>The Chinese immigrants who came to Montana during the 19th and 20th centuries forged a new community. The goals of this dissertation were to create a historical and archaeological context for Chinese Experience in Montana, and to frame the interpretation of these results within a social …
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"The Coming Man From Canton": Chinese Experience in Montana (1862-1943)
<p>The Chinese immigrants who came to Montana during the 19th and 20th centuries forged a new community. The goals of this dissertation were to create a historical and archaeological context for Chinese Experience in Montana, and to frame the interpretation of these results within a social …