Ott's Assay Office
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ott-s-assay-office-248-9297595
title:
Ott's Assay Office
text:
Ott's Assay Office is a historic assay office located at 130 Main Street in Nevada City, California. The building was constructed in 1851 as a drug store; James J. Ott opened his assay office in the back of the store in 1857. In 1859, Ott assayed a sample of silver ore discovered in the Washoe Country; this ore marked the discovery of the Comstock Lode, and the resulting silver rush eventually led to Nevada's statehood and several advancements in mining technology. The silver rush also gave Ott
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ott%27s_Assay_Office
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2023-11-03T23:33:43Z
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