Silver Queen Hotel

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Silver Queen Hotel
Silver Queen Hotel
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Address28 North C Street, Virginia City, NV 89440
Coordinates 38°18′40″N119°38′58″W / 38.31111°N 119.64944°W / 38.31111; -119.64944 Coordinates: 38°18′40″N119°38′58″W / 38.31111°N 119.64944°W / 38.31111; -119.64944
Opened1876;145 years ago (1876)
OwnerConnie Carlson
Website
www.silverqueenhotel.net

Silver Queen Hotel is a hotel located in the center of Virginia city in Nevada. [1] [2] It has 28 restored rooms that dates back from the 19th century. [3] [4] [5] Silver Queen Hotel was built in 1876 and it is the oldest hotel in Virginia city. [6] [7]

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Silver Queen Hotel is also known for the painting Silver Queen. It is a 15 feet tall full-body portrait of a woman that was embedded with 3,261 morgan silver dollars, as attributed to the depth of the deepest mine in Virginia city. [3] The Silver Queen's belt was made of 28 $20 gold coins while her bracelet and necklace were made of silver quarters. [8] [9]

Amenities

The Silver Queen Hotel does not offer modern amenities — such as elevators, air conditioners, televisions, and Wi-Fi — in order to maintain a historical ambience. [10] [11] [5]

Saloon

A spacious saloon dating back from the 1870s is found at the main floor. It has very large single-piece wooden back bars and bar counters. The Silver Queen is also displayed at the saloon. [7] [9]

Chapel

The historic chapel is a popular wedding spot. [7] [12] Captain and Tennille unceremoniously married at the chapel. [13] [11]

The chapel was once used as a makeshift morgue during the time when the land was too cold to bury the dead. [4] [6]

Several paranormal TV shows and surveys have been conducted at the Silver Queen Hotel. [7] [14] [15] Owner Connie Carlson said that the hotel keeps a book where guests can write down their experience. [15] The hotel is also believed to house a ghost named Rosie, a prostitute who supposedly killed herself. [16] [17]

The Silver Queen Hotel was featured five times at Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures. [7] [14] In an episode, Zak Bagans returned to Silver Queen Hotel to apologize to a spirit he mocked during a previous investigation. The experience inspired Bagans to tattoo his arm with the number 11, referring to the room number where the incident occurred. [18] [16]

The management, however, affirms the stories, deeming the hotel a ghost hunter's delight. [5] [15]

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  9. 1 2 Banks, Leo W. "Virginia City, Nevada: Queen of the Comstock". True West Magazine. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Deach, Ben. "Silver State Sights: The Silver Queen Hotel". Koloko TV. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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  12. ↑ "The B Street House - Pistol Packin' Preacher". issuu. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Silver Queen owner remembers when celebrities haunted VC's boardwalks". www.nevadaappeal.com. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  14. 1 2 "Return to Virginia City". My Entertainment Holdings. 2011-11-11. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  15. 1 2 3 "Silver Queen Hotel | Mysterious Destinations Magazine". mysteriousdestinationsmagazine.com. 2020-09-08. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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