Talk:Virginia City, Montana

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Just because the population is 130 does not mean it is not a ghost town. It was a major mining camp in the early days and the population collapsed after the mines ran out. It is a major tourist attraction because it was a teritorial capital that became a ghost town. Many other ghost towns also have similar populations. -- RTC 06:55, 5 Nov 2004 (UTC)

I've been there. That place IS a ghost town. 149.175.206.56 20:58, 15 February 2007 (UTC)Reply

It's not a ghost town...it's still the county seat for Madison County, has a functional court house, library, businesses, and year round permanent population. The fact that it still has a functional infrastructure disqualifies it from ghost town status.69.144.68.215 (talk) 02:56, 22 October 2008 (UTC)Reply

Jack Slade was lynched in Virginia City by the local vigilante committee in 1864. Did he not live in the town? Even for a short period of time?Methychroma (talk) 00:23, 15 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

Slade wasn't a Virginia City native, but in his last days he lived in the area, on a dairy farm about 12 miles away, and ran a freight-hauling company in Virginia City. He has to live in the town, as opposed to in the country nearby, to be considered a notable resident? Okay. Methychroma (talk) 20:49, 15 June 2009 (UTC)Reply

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