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Ad for California Hotel, Nevada City, December 3, 1864 Montana Post, page 1.
04/29/2026

Ad for California Hotel, Nevada City, December 3, 1864 Montana Post, page 1.

More pictures of the inside of the saloon. Thank you Gene Bach.
04/22/2026

More pictures of the inside of the saloon. Thank you Gene Bach.

Inside the saloon.
04/15/2026

Inside the saloon.

View looking north up California street from 2018.
04/03/2026

View looking north up California street from 2018.

Nevada City Emporium and Star BakeryNevada City Emporium (on right) is a early 1880’s squared log building that came fro...
04/01/2026

Nevada City Emporium and Star Bakery
Nevada City Emporium (on right) is a early 1880’s squared log building that came from the Bishop Ranch near Dillon. The front was rebuilt to resemble the original Nevada City building on this site.

Text based on Nevada City brochure produced by the Montana Heritage Commission.

Taxes 1864The first income tax in the United States was legislated during the Civil War. Alder Gulch could not escape it...
03/25/2026

Taxes 1864
The first income tax in the United States was legislated during the Civil War. Alder Gulch could not escape it. Attached is a tax roll from December 1864. It covers mostly Virginia City but also lists people from Nevada City. The occupations listed in Nevada City include, jeweler, butcher, cabinet maker. Other tax roll pages from December 1864 list tailor, tin and copper smith, boot and shoemaker, gunsmith, photographer, retail liquor dealer, retail dealer, blacksmith, and eating house.

Inside the Dr. Bryan House (reference this Facebook group October 8, 2025)Photos are of the parlor, kitchen and second f...
03/18/2026

Inside the Dr. Bryan House (reference this Facebook group October 8, 2025)
Photos are of the parlor, kitchen and second floor.

The photos date from November 1999 by J. Warhawk (Montana SHPO) and are from the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Byam, Dr. Don L., House, Nevada City, Montana (Reference number 02000103).

Inside the California Stables, south end of Criterion Hall building.
03/04/2026

Inside the California Stables, south end of Criterion Hall building.

Cheap Cash StoreBuilt in 1867 near Raderburg, Montana, this tiny store, furnished today as a crowded miner’s store, was ...
02/25/2026

Cheap Cash Store
Built in 1867 near Raderburg, Montana, this tiny store, furnished today as a crowded miner’s store, was featured in the 1885 History of Montana.

Text based on Nevada City brochure produced by the Montana Heritage Commission.

Postcard A front view of the Nevada City hotel.The date of this postcard is unknown.
02/18/2026

Postcard
A front view of the Nevada City hotel.

The date of this postcard is unknown.

Motel units Number 1 through 4Rebuilt to represent buildings shown on the only photograph of Nevada City’s main street, ...
02/11/2026

Motel units Number 1 through 4
Rebuilt to represent buildings shown on the only photograph of Nevada City’s main street, taken on July 4, 1865 (see post of 11-20-2024 this group) these cabins were originally constructed in the 1870’s near Alder, Montana.

Text based on Nevada City brochure produced by the Montana Heritage Commission.

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MT-287
Virginia City, MT
59755

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