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The Comstock Lode turned Virginia City, Nevada, into a prominent boomtown. Discovered in 1859, the rich silver deposits attracted thousands of miners, leading to rapid population growth and economic development. Virginia City became a bustling center of commerce and culture in the American West during the mining boom.

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