Old Geiger Grade by Jaime Lynn Shafer

Old Geiger Grade was inspired by Geiger Grade Road and the history of the Comstock. It places readers in the steep, dangerous terrain of the 1860s settlers as they travel to Virginia City by stagecoach where they hope their fortunes might be found. One of the most important mining discoveries in American History, the Comstock Lode was the first major silver discovery in the United States and virtually ended the California Gold Rush. From the Nevada Land Trust web site: "Next time you’re headed up to Virginia City from Reno on Geiger Grade, NV 341, check out the Nevada State Historical Marker just before the road flattens out in the Highlands. The sign tells of the Old Geiger Grade, constructed by Davison Geiger and John Tilton in 1862 to link Virginia City’s Comstock Lode to the Truckee Meadows. Old Geiger Grade (‘In Canyon Below’) Dead man's point and robber's roost, two of the most famous features of the road, can be see from the historical marker. " Created as part of my exper