Virginia City founded

1863 CE.

Shown on the map at 45.294°, -111.941°.

Virginia City is a town in and the county seat of Madison County, Montana, United States. Virginia City was the territorial capital of Montana from 1865 to 1875. In 1961 the town and the surrounding area were designated a National Historic Landmark District, the Virginia City Historic District. The population was 219 at the 2020 census.

Text from the Wikipedia article Virginia City, Montana, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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