Historical Marker

Combination Shaft

Historical marker location:
Virginia City, Nevada
( Marker is on Nevada Route 341 near Nevada Route 342, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2009

Chollar – Potosi, Hale & Norcross and the Savage Mines. Comstock Historical Marker No.4.

Nevada was once part of Mexico: Before it became part of the United States, Nevada was part of Mexico's Alta California territory. In fact, the state's name comes from the Spanish word for "snow-covered," a reference to the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
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