Virginia and Truckee Railroad
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brwhiz
N 39° 18.661 W 119° 38.900
11S E 271667 N 4354635
This E Clampus Vitus Marker is mounted on the east face of a rock monument north of the Comstock History Center on the northwest corner of Union and E Streets in Virginia City, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMFMD9
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2012
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Virginia and Truckee Railroad
“Do it at once”
Was the order given to I.E. James by William Sharron to build the V & T Railroad.
Construction to Carson City was completed in November 1869. By November 1871, Reno was connected to Carson City thus establishing a shipping route from the Comstock to the Union Pacific. The V&T was to become known as “The richest railroad in the world.”
On May 31, 1950 the V&T ceased operations.
Julia C. Bulette Chapter 1864
E Clampus Vitus
June 28, 1997