Storey County, Nevada |
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Storey County is in western Nevada, southeast of Reno and northeast of Carson City. This was big-time hard rock mining country. When Storey County was created, it was the most populous county in Nevada. Storey County was named for Captain Edward Farris Storey, a casualty of the 1860 Pyramid Lake Indian War. Storey County contains 264 square miles of land and almost no water surface. Storey County is one of 11 counties in Nevada where the world's oldest profession is legal (and regulated and taxed). The county seat is Virginia City. |
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