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History on a Pinhead
In 1909 Virginia City had big plans. The original plat even set aside land for
a courthouse. That same year an Iowa land company bought the entire site and went
about marketing it. A hotel was constructed to accommodate the hoped-for crush
of buyers. A railroad roadbed was graded in Virginia City and is thought to have
been a silent persuasive tactic (in short – a trick). It wasn’t as bad as tying
apples to Mesquite trees, but in any case it didn’t work and within a few years
the future town was already in the past. In 2013, the town will celebrate its
Centennial of Abandonment. |
Virginia
City Historical Marker
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, December 2008 | |
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