It was built in 1864, the same year Nevada became a state, and built by Joshua Hendy in San Francisco.
What better way to experience the robust history of the Comstock Lode than by visiting a fully operational mill that processed millions of dollars in silver ore that came from it? While the museums and interpretive centers devoted to telling the history of Virginia City are top tier, there is no better way to understand the magnitude of the silver strike in this city, than seeing and feeling the mightiness of a working stamp mill.Īs the last fully operational stamp mill in the state, the mill at Comstock Gold Mill first operated in Marietta Ghost Town, near Hawthorne.
