Pioneer Cemetery
Flowery Hill, Virginia City, NV
Southeast of Virginia City, on Flowery Hill, lies Pioneer Cemetery. The hillside is dotted with many crosses whose inscriptions have faded with time, only the wind knows the names of long forgotten Comstock miners and their families resting here.
This is also said to be the resting place of Julia Bulette, the famous murdered prostitute of the 1860's who is the subject of many stories and folklore.
Looking across at Virginia City from Pioneer Cemetery
Julia Bulette (1832 – January 19/20, 1867)
Famed Comstock Prostitute murdered in 1867 by French drifter John Millain.
Famed Comstock Prostitute murdered in 1867 by French drifter John Millain.
A large crowd gathered in Virginia City on April 24, 1868, to watch Milleain hang. Among the observers was Mark Twain
A large crowd gathered in Virginia City on April 24, 1868, to watch Milleain hang. Among the observers was Mark Twain
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