USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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 United States and named after American miner Henry Comstock.

Detailed explanation-2: -Comstock Lode, rich deposit of silver in Nevada, U.S., named for Henry Comstock, part-owner of the property on which it was discovered in June 1859.

Detailed explanation-3: -In June of 1859, one of the most significant mining discoveries in American history was made in the Virginia Range of Nevada. The discovery of silver and gold in the area drew people in from across the country, and the town of Virginia City was created almost overnight. Read more on ArcGIS Story Maps.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 19th-century mining bonanza that turned Virginia City into the most important industrial city between Denver and San Francisco, was the result of the Comstock Lode. A rich deposit of silver ore discovered by Henry Comstock, part-owner of the property on which it was discovered, in June 1859.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Comstock Lode, discovered in 1859 by the Gosh brothers, is the most profitable lode, or mineral deposit, in American history. It made Virginia City a boom town, put Carson City on the map, and paved the way for Nevada’s statehood. Along the way, it provided jobs for people like Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain.