Gold Hill, Nevada
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Gold Hill is a community in Storey County, Nevada located just south and downhill of Virginia City, Nevada. Incorporated December 17, 1862 in order to prevent its annexation by its larger neighbor, the town at one point was home to at least 8,000 residents. Prosperity was sustained for a period of 20 years between 1868 and 1888 with mines such as the Yellow Jacket, Crown King, and Belcher bringing in over $10 million each in dividends. The post office in Gold Hill managed to hang on to life until 1943. Today Gold Hill exists as just a shell of its former self, with its population standing as of 2005 at 191[1]. Today historical remnants of the town can still be seen, including the Gold Hill Hotel, promoted as Nevada's oldest hotel, and in existnace since some time prior to 1862, the former Bank of California building, the train depot, and remains of several of the mines.
A later mining complex in the area operated from 1927 until 1942, though operations were sporadic after 1933 when the price of ore made continuous operations unprofitable. Just under one million dollars worth of ore was extracted after 1930. All that remain standing are the hoist and the mill's foundation. Current mining operations focus on rocks used for landscaping purposes.
A picture exists online of Gold Hill as a sprawling town circa 1875, which easily displays the prosperity of Gold Hill as part of the Comstock Lode.
