The V&amp;T railroad was built to service this place and is now a heritage railway.
The Sutro Tunnel was built to prevent this location from flooding. The V&amp;T railroad was built to service this place and is now a heritage railway. Hermann Schussler created the water system needed to keep up with the rapid population growth around this place. The discovery of this location led to the development of square set timbering and the (*) Washoe process. John William Mackay was able to break the transatlantic cable monopoly held by Jay Gould with the fortune he made at this location. The namesake of this place acquired it after the death of the Grosh Brothers. This place led to a nearly fourfold increase in population between 1862 and 1863 for Virginia City. Discovered in 1859, for 10 points, name this large silver mine in Nevada.
The Sutro Tunnel was built to prevent this location from flooding.
Comstock Lode