The Gift of a Library Helped Former Montana Mining Town Thrive for 100 Years

The gift of a library helped former Montana mining town thrive for 100 years

"In many ways, the Virginia City that we know and love today, from a tourism perspective, started a hundred years ago," says Jim Jarvis, the author of "Virginia City, Montana: 100 Years of Keeping Time."A gold rush first brought people to the town in 1863, but by the 1920s, mining began to fade away. Jarvis says that if it were not for philanthropy and the towns status as the county seat, Virginia City may have faded away altogether.WATCH: Unvei…

The gift of a library helped a former Montana mining town thrive for 100 years

"In many ways, the Virginia City that we know and love today, from a tourism perspective, started a hundred years ago," says Jim Jarvis, the author of "Virginia City, Montana: 100 Years of Keeping Time."A gold rush first brought people to the town in 1863, but by the 1920s, mining began to fade away. Jarvis says that if it were not for philanthropy and the towns status as the county seat, Virginia City may have faded away altogether.WATCH: Unvei…