Fifty-one is super FUN...
After a tour of our local museum, we headed to Virginia City, Nevada for even more history and some great sightseeing opportunities.
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| When we were here for the Camel Races, in September, I wrote that I would say a bit more about this very interesting town. Guess what?! Now's that time. This first truly industrial city, in the West, began in the late 1850s, with gold being discovered here in 1859. |
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| Virginia City could be considered the "birthplace" of Mark Twain, as it was here in February 1863, that writer Samuel Clemens, then a reporter on the local Territorial Enterprise newspaper, first used his famous pen name. |
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| At its peak, Virginia City had a population of over 15,000 residents and was called the richest city in America. There are hints of its finer days throughout the city. |
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| We toured the museum in St. Mary’s in the Mountains. This was the first Catholic Church in Nevada, originally built in 1860. The history was very intriguing and an interesting glimpse into a different side of this town. |
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At Silver Terrace Cemetery, Virginia City's adventurous souls rest in peace, but their stories live forever. Brady and I spent an hour exploring. We were both captivated by August Bouhaben's headstone which read, "native of France MURDERED on March 31 1892". |
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| The gun man used the excuse that he was drunk but the Jury didn't buy it. He was sentenced to hang and he was on July 19 1892. This was a wild town in its day! |
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| Keeping with tradition, dinner was in Reno for the famous- AWFUL, AWFUL. |
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| Brady is a Pescetarian and was able to enjoy a calamari sub while we devoured our 1/2 of ground Chuck steak served on 1 lb. of french fries. YUM. |
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| Best way to end my birthday? Scrabble in pajamas. What an incredible day. I have said it many times, the greatest gift is "presence vs presents". Thanks Brady and Fred! |
1 comments:
I don't know where to begin... Well, lets start with HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
How cool that we were able to plan our visit to be there to celebrate your 51st birthday with you. It was such a fun day. I am not sure what my favorite part was. The mining towns, the sneak peak at Reno, or almost beating you at Scrabble. You are amazing. Thank you for being such a great friend, and for letting us 'crash' your birthday.
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