Guidebook - Sites to See Dayton Guests

“History buffs and Wild West enthusiasts will find a wealth of intriguing relics from the past in Dayton, the site of Nevada’s first gold discovery. Just east of Carson City, prospectors were drawn to this fertile valley because of just that: the promise of gold in them thar hills. It wasn’t long before one lucky prospector sunk his pick into a gold nugget at the mouth of Gold Canyon, in what is known today as Old Dayton. If that’s not enough to get you excited, that’s just one of many Nevada firsts Dayton can lay claim to. Aside from the site of Nevada’s first gold discovery, Dayton also hosted Nevada’s first marriage, first divorce and first public entertainment.” – Travel Nevada

Virginia City was known as the Queen of the Comstock, the internationally famous mining district. Founded in 1859, the settlement was the focus of a gold rush and within a year, it became the region's largest community, a status it maintained in Nevada into the 1890s.

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