Virginia City, Nevada
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Virginia City is the home of the Comstock Lode and by far the best known ghost town in Nevada.  It is on US 395 about 10 mile south of Reno.  It is also not very ghostly with gift shops and restaurants lining the main street.  But some vestiges of its past remain.

 

Photo of the Fourth Ward School appearing on page 92 of Florin's book (1971).
 

Photo of Virginia City appearing on page 21 in Paher's book.  It is undated.  The Fourth Ward school is at the upper left.

  
   

 

Photo of the Fourth Ward school as appearing on page 218 in Lawliss's book (1985).

  
   

 

The Fourth Ward school as shown on page 5 of Paher's 1993 book.  He describes it as having been turned into a museum by then.

  
   

 

Postcard purchased in Virginia City in November 2001 depicting the school.

  
   

 

Photo of the Fourth Ward School as it appeared in November 2001 in a photograph I took.