Thompson-Hickman Museum

Thompson-Hickman Museum is a museum in , and has an elevation of 5,833 feet. Thompson-Hickman Museum is situated nearby to the protected area .
  • Type: Museum
  • Also known as: “Virginia City Museum”
  • Address: MT

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nevada City and Virginia City Historic District.

is an unincorporated community in , , United States. In the 1860s, it was one of two centers of commerce in what was known as one of the richest gold strikes in the Rocky Mountain West, along with its sister city .

Protected area
Photo: Parodygm, Public domain.
The is a National Historic Landmark District encompassing , , United States. Designated in 1966, the district includes over two hundred nineteenth-century buildings, representing the site of a major gold strike and the capital of Montana for ten years. is situated 670 feet west of Thompson-Hickman Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Virginia City.

Photo: SchmuckyTheCat, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town in . When gold was discovered nearby in Alder Creek, it became a "Wild West" boomtown in the ensuing gold rush.

Thompson-Hickman Museum

Latitude
45.29377° or 45° 17′ 38″ north
Longitude
-111.94181° or 111° 56′ 31″ west
Elevation
5,833 feet (1,778 metres)
Open location code
85QC73V5+G7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 312930002
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
5682310
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