There are approximately twenty cemeteries on the Comstock in and around Virginia City, Nevada and Gold Hill, Nevada dating as far back as 1859. Wyss Associates, Inc. is currently working on a Preservation Master Plan for these historic cultural landscapes.
The Preservation Master Plan is scheduled to be completed in July of 2003 and will provide a comprehensive plan for preserving the valuable historic fabric of the cemeteries on the Comstock. The following issues are being addressed in the Preservation Master Plan: marker preservation, iron and wood fence preservation, erosion control, pathway reestablishment, vegetative management, preservation demonstration plots, interpretive opportunities, and irrigation needs.
When completed, this plan will guide preservation efforts in the cemeteries far into the future and preserve these important cultural landscapes for future generations.