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Virginia City named #2 True Western Town by True West Magazine
Virginia City, Montana has been named #2 on True West Magazine's Top 10 True Western Towns with Cheyenne, Wyoming coming in at first place. Among Montana on the list was Silver City, New Mexico and Austin, Texas.
Read True West magazine's article here.
Virginia City, Montana, which became the territorial capital in 1865, is one of the oldest and most intact gold rush-era settlements in the nation. Today, the Montana Heritage Commission protects most of the district's more than 200 structures. This "living laboratory" has made it the perfect backdrop for the historic preservation certificate training programs offered by the Virginia City Institute.
Not surprisingly, if you have folks around who offer technical support to other towns on historic preservation maintenance problems, then you also have an incredibly smart bunch that uses the most innovative stabilization techniques and specialized tools, combined with a high understanding of preservation ethics, saving historic Virginia City.
Mind you, this city has only 150 year-round residents. So the heritage commission folks and lead preservationist Jeff MacDonald recruit volunteers from the international Heritage Conservation Network to restore this 19th-century mining town. Currently, the town is recruiting volunteers to help stabilize the roof pitch and shore the structure ... more

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