south. He laid track on that right of way and began operating a steam-powered tourist railroad. The track was extended to Gold Hill in 1992, and in 1994 the Gold Hill Historical Society was established to preserve the Gold Hill depot, one of the few wooden structures in the region that survived the 1875 fire in Virginia City. After ten years of applying for grants, lobbying, and collecting steel rail donations by the Gold Hill Historical Society, the mayor of Carson City approved the letting out to bid of a contract to reconstruct the railroad between Gold Hill and the Carson River, fifteen miles away. Today Gold Hill is a stop on this tourist railroad, which operates historic steam trains attracting thousands of tourists each year. Gold Hill is the birthplace of Marion Jones Farquhar (1879-1965), Olympic bronze medal winner and two-time U.S. Open tennis champion. References External links Picture of Gold Hill as a sprawling town circa 1875 History of Gold Hill, Nevada at Western Mining History The Virginia and Truckee Railroad and its history. Gold Hill Hotel 360 Walk through - The Haunted Explorers Unincorporated communities in Storey County, Nevada History of Storey County, Nevada Populated places established in 1862 Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area Virginia City, Nevada 1862 establishments in Nevada Territory Unincorporated communities in Nevada