Silver City is a

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and small residential community in Lyon County,

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, near the Lyon/Carson border. The population as of the 2020 census was 155.

History

File:Silver City pre 1900.jpg, Silver City, overlooking Gold Canyon File:Devils Gate and Siver City, NV.jpg, Devils Gate and Silver City. Left photo is circa 1866; right photo is 2010. Silver City was established in 1859, named for the silver deposits discovered in the area near the Lyon/Carson border. Through this narrow gorge called Gold Canyon, above the historic Devil's Gate rock formation, thousands of travelers passed on their way to the silver mines of the

Comstock Lode The Comstock Lode is a lode of silver ore located under the eastern slope of Mount Davidson, a peak in the Virginia Range in Virginia City, Nevada (then western Utah Territory), which was the first major discovery of silver ore in the U ...

., Nevada Historical Marker 223. By 1861, the town had four hotels, multiple saloons and boarding houses, and a population of 1,200. Silver City provided boarding facilities for animals used in hauling ore-laden wagons between the Comstock mining areas and mills on the

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. A

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, the first iron works in

was moved here from Johntown in 1862. The town was the site of the Comstock's first silver mill—Paul's Pioneer. During the 1870s, additional mills were built and by 1871, Silver City had eight mills with 95

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. The population began to decline after the

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was completed in 1869. Construction workers left the area, taking their business with them.

Geography

Climate

Silver City experiences a warm summer Mediterranean climate (''Csb'').

Demographics

References

{{authority control 1859 establishments in Utah Territory Mining communities in Nevada Unincorporated communities in Lyon County, Nevada Unincorporated communities in Nevada

History

Geography

Climate

Demographics

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