 | | 2023-06-02 02:31
From blog Atomic Redhead
Inside the Haunted Mackay Mansion
The Comstock Lode meant that virtually overnight Virginia City had millionaires, and some built opulent homes, including George Hearst. While small and not as grand when compared to his son’s extravagant Hearst Castle, the Virginia City home George Hearst built in 1859 is still beautiful and full of original fixtures and furnishings (including the first indoor toilet in Virginia City, complete with gold leaf detailing), allowing visitors to step back in time and see how a well-off family lived in the mid-1800s.
In 1871 Hearst felt the mines of Virginia City were beginning to dry up, and he sold his mansion to John Mackay, who struck it rich after Hearst left....
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