| Gold Hill Historical Society |
| Virginia & Truckee
Railroad Depot, Gold Hill, Nevada (November 12, 1869) |
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| Dedicated to the
Restoration of the Gold Hill Depot on behalf of Storey County,
restoration of the Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber Company locomotive #8, and the production
of local events for the historical and rail fan communities |
Continuous maintenance is a fact of life for steam
locomotives. Here, manually forcing lube oil to the air
compressor. |
Society President Kim Fegert hosted scores of
visitors on Saturday, July 23rd last year. Son Daniel served as the depot
building docent. |
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Made in Nevada
is an association of Nevada manufacturers |
Maynard Station at Gold Hill |
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Sierra Nevada Wood and Lumber locomotive on the
house track, seen from the restored depot freight house window. |
One of two major projects in process: Freight deck reconstruction. The
other major project is the restoration of the station-master's quarters,
part of which will be opened to the public for sales of Nevada-unique
art and products.
All lumber and windows are custom order/
custom-made and typically cost six times as much as standard vinyl
windows. |
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Filming at Gold Hill?
The most-recent feature-length production to
shoot at Gold Hill was "Stagecoach Santa" (2010). Both the
locomotive and depot are available to entertainment production companies
for both film and television work. The high-concept,
special-effects intensive short film, "The American" is in
pre-production and plans to shoot in 2012. We offer over 180 deg.
of backstopped sight lines and period signage from 1870 forward.
Period re-enactment groups in full period costume with film experience
are nearby locally and in Grass Valley, California. 3 ton lighting
and grip is available out of Reno. Email to
stough@goldhillnv.org for
details.
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Are you looking for historical research related to Gold Hill? We
do not posses or have access to any historical records. Most
surviving records are in the possession of the County and the Nevada
Historical Society (Reno). If you need to engage a researcher on
your behalf,
click here for a list of professionals
who are authorized access to
the museum stacks that are not open to the general public. |
| While in Gold Hill You Are Invited to
Visit ... |
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Maynard Station Saloon |
Sponsors in the Local Community |
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Storey County, Nevada |
Tradecraft
Films, Inc.
Lighting, Grip and Production Services for
film and TV projects shooting at the Gold Hill depot. |
The Cuesta Soledad Trust
Washoe County, Nevada
Stephen A. Stough & Alphina Chung |
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Major Funding Provided by |
The Tahoe Regional Industrial Center
The World's Largest Industrial Park
Lance Gilman, Exclusive Agent
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The Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
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Contact us at:
info@goldhillnv.org The Gold Hill Historical Society,
P.O. Box 1052,
Virginia City, NV 89440 |