| LC control no. | n 88238021 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Virginia City (Mont.) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Montana--Virginia City |
| Variant(s) | Virginia City, Mont. Virginia City (Montana Territory) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Montana |
| Found in | Glover, E.S. View of Virginia City, Mont. Ty., 1875. Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1988 (Virginia City, Madison Co.) LC data base, 5/3/89 (hdg.: Virginia City, Mont.) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 45°17ʹ38ʺN 111°56ʹ46ʺW) Wikipedia, August 14, 2019 (Virginia City, Montana; town in and the county seat of Madison County, Montana; in 1961 the town and the surrounding area were designated a National Historic Landmark District, the Virginia City Historic District; On June 16, 1863 under the name of "Verina" [no access point found in OCLC] the township was formed. The name was intended to honor Varina Howell Davis, the first and only First Lady of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Verina, although in Union territory, was founded by men whose loyalties were thoroughly Confederate. Upon registration of the name, a Connecticut judge, G.G. Bissell, objected to their choice and recorded it as Virginia City; Although Bannack was the first Montana territorial capital, the territorial legislature moved the capital to Virginia City on February 7, 1865. It remained the capital until April 19, 1875 when it moved to Helena, Montana; 45°17ʹ39ʺN 111°56ʹ28ʺW (45.294107, -111.941230)) |
| Geographic area code | n-us-mt |
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