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Explore the Fourth Ward School Museum Online with our Virtual Tour

When the Fourth Ward School was created in 1876 to educate the children of the mining metropolis of Virginia City, Nevada, many state-of-the-art technologies were used. Each student at the Fourth Ward School had their own desk, (as opposed to other schoolhouses in which students shared long bench seating). Each classroom was heated by the new technology of gas furnaces. Now, as a museum, we too use state-of-the-art technologies to preserve and educate our guests about the magnificen...
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“Sarah Winnemucca: The Life of A Paiute” Video Series

The first series produced by the Historic Fourth Ward School Museum's "Last One Standing Studios" tells the dynamic story of the life of Sarah Winnemucca. Sarah was a Pauite woman who lived in Virginia City during the town's formative years and later became an author and activist. This three-part animated video series is based on Sarah's own autobiography, which is a seminal document of Nevada and Indigenous American history. Her “Life Among the Paiutes” is the first published au...
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