American Flat, Nevada

California State Library

This is a Carleton Watkins view of scattered settlements and mining works in American Flat south of Virginia City. The tracks of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad can be see to the left, and Gold Hill is in the distance to the right.

Date Uploaded: October 9, 2025

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Source: California State Library

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Source Caption: Description :Shows buildings, dirt road, homes, tailings; town in far distance.
Description :Attributed to Carleton Watkins - reasonably certain Library's collection of mammoth prints printed from negatives by Watkins.
Description :2010-0567.
Description :American Flat was early mine south of Gold Hill, Storey County. In 1864 town of American City laid out on American Flat.

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