Roughly 30 miles southeast of Reno, Nevada, dreamers were made millionaires by the steep and arid hills of Virginia City. Established in 1859 as a stopover for California-bound gold rushers, Virginia City’s wooden boardwalk led the way for prospectors from all over the world to take their turn at mining for the riches that lay beneath the city streets. Virtually overnight, the town became a thriving mining center, with saloons and churches and sophisticated society. Over 150 years since this boomtown’s beginnings, the surrounding hills still echo the essence of…
