Virginia City Historic District, National Historic Landmark district in Virginia City, Montana.
The district spans 20,000 acres, containing over 200 nineteenth-century buildings with wood-frame construction and traditional false front facades throughout Virginia City.
Following the 1859 gold discovery in Alder Gulch, Virginia City grew rapidly and served as the Montana Territory capital from 1865 to 1875.
The Madison County Courthouse, completed in 1875, stands as a central structure within the district, representing the architectural heritage of Montana.
The district maintains numerous original buildings from the 1860s, offering visitors direct access to preserved structures from Montana's territorial period.
Charles and Sue Bovey's restoration work in the 1940s transformed the district into an open-air museum, preserving the original mining town structures.
Location: Virginia City
Address: 324 E Wallace St, Virginia City, MT 59755, USA 59755 Virginia City
GPS coordinates: 45.29083,-111.94306
Latest update: March 3, 2025 00:07
Montana offers a range of landscapes from the peaks of Glacier National Park to the central plains. The state has several mountain routes including the Going-to-the-Sun Road and the Beartooth Highway, both exceeding 3,000 meters in elevation. Glacial lakes such as Flathead Lake and Lake McDonald stretch over miles, with geological formations revealing millions of years of natural history. The Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman holds significant dinosaur fossil collections. Montana's mining history is evident in the streets of Virginia City, a former territorial capital founded in 1863, where over 200 buildings from the 19th century are preserved. The Little Bighorn Battlefield commemorates the 1876 conflicts between the U.S. Army and Native American nations. To observe local wildlife, the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center houses bears and wolves in protected habitats. Hikers can take the 18-kilometer Highline Trail along the continental divide or walk to the Grinnell Glacier through alpine lakes in Glacier National Park.
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