Gold Hill

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Gold Hill is a historic mining community in Nevada known for its role in the Comstock Lode silver and gold rush of the 19th century.

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Gold Hill canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place ⓘ
historic mining community ⓘ
unincorporated community ⓘ
architectureStyle 19th-century Western mining town ⓘ
associatedWith Comstock mining companies ⓘ
Nevada silver rush ⓘ
climate semi-arid high desert climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countySeatRelation near the county seat Virginia City ⓘ
developedDuring Comstock Lode boom ⓘ
economicHistory major contributor to Nevada mining wealth in the 1800s ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,890 meters ⓘ
approximately 6,200 feet ⓘ
hasFeature abandoned mine structures ⓘ
historic commercial buildings ⓘ
historic mine workings ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus part of a National Historic Landmark District ⓘ
hasLandmark Gold Hill Depot ⓘ
Gold Hill Hotel ⓘ
heritageDesignationAuthority National Park Service (via district listing) ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
knownFor gold mining ⓘ
role in the Comstock Lode silver and gold rush ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ
locatedIn Nevada ⓘ
Storey County, Nevada ⓘ
Virginia Range ⓘ
locatedNear Virginia City, Nevada ⓘ
linked to: Virginia City
mineralResource gold ⓘ
other precious metals ⓘ
silver ⓘ
partOf Comstock Lode ⓘ
linked to: Comstock Lode area

Virginia City Historic District ⓘ
populationTrend declined after depletion of Comstock Lode ores ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivityHistorical hard-rock mining ⓘ
region Western Nevada ⓘ
linked to: western Nevada
servedBy Virginia and Truckee Railroad ⓘ
state Nevada ⓘ
timeZone Pacific Time Zone ⓘ
tourismType heritage tourism ⓘ
transportationHistory important stop on the Virginia and Truckee Railroad ⓘ

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Storey County → contains → Gold Hill ⓘ
Gold Hill Depot → locatedIn → Gold Hill ⓘ