| California (Placer County), Auburn — Auburn Post Office — Historical Landmark |
| | P.O. First Mail Service – 1849
First P.O. Established July 21, 1853
Daily Mail Service June 1888
P.O. Consolidated Dec. 30, 1919
Station A – Here Since Late 1870’s
Community Project — Map (db m12358) |
| California (Placer County), Auburn — 404 — City of Auburn |
| | Gold discovered near here by Claude Chana May 16, 1848. Area first known as "North Fork" or "Wood's Dry Diggings". Settlement given name of Auburn in Fall of 1849. Soon became important mining town, trading post and stage terminal. County seat of Sutter County 1850 and Placer County 1851. Destroyed by fire 1855, 1859 and 1963.
State Registered Landmark No. 404
Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission
Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society
Dedicated September 23, 1950 — Map (db m685) |
| California (Placer County), Auburn — Claude Chana |
| | Adventurer and first fruit rancher in Placer County. In 1848 he found gold in the Auburn Ravine, which led to the settlement of a mining camp that later became Auburn.
Lord Sholto Douglas Ch. 3
E Clampus Vitus
1975. — Map (db m686) |
| California (Placer County), Auburn — Gietzen Fire Station |
| | In honor of Henry Gietzen,
Member of the Auburn Volunteer Fire Department since September 12, 1922;
Fire Chief from 1946 to present.
Dedicated in July 1974.
William Chaix, Trustee; Egar E. Ganow, Trustee; Henry Gietzen, Fire Chief; J. A. Kaufman, Trustee; Earl Kriegel, Trustee; Sam McLain, Trustee; Ray Meyers, Trustee; Harry Rosenberry, Trustee; Harry Yue, Trustee. — Map (db m687) |
| California (Placer County), Auburn — Historical Auburn Fire House |
| | Erected in 1891 by the volunteer firemen of Auburn Hook and Ladder Company No.2 with funds raised by public subscription. Dedicated May 21, 1892. In continuous use until 1954 — Map (db m11920) |
| California (Placer County), Auburn — Placer County Courthouse — Historical Landmark |
| | Site of First Public Hanging Area and Graveyard
Third Courthouse Cornerstone Laid July 4, 1894
Dedicated July 4, 1898 — Map (db m12340) |
| California (Placer County), Auburn — 463 — Town of Ophir |
| | Founded in 1849 as 'The Spanish Corral,' Area proved so rich that Biblical name of Ophir adopted in 1850. Most populous town in Placer County in 1852, polling 500 votes. Almost totally destroyed by fire in July 1853. Later became the center of quartz mining in this county. — Map (db m11922) |
| California (Placer County), Auburn — Travelers’ Rest (Bernhard Complex) |
| | Travelers’ Rest Stage Roadhouse constructed 1851. Benjamin Bernhard, native of Hesse-Cassel, Germany, arrived Auburn 1852, purchased surrounding 30 acres 1868. Developed high level vineyard and orchard cultivation and pioneered experimental silkworm production. Some 17,000 vines produced wine and brandy of quality. Stone wine cellar constructed 1874, blacksmith shop 1881. Bernhard died 1902, winery closed 1905. Premises restored by local citizens under direction of Placer Historical Museum . . . — Map (db m690) |
| California (Placer County), Colfax — Cape Horn Promontory |
| |
View of Cape Horn Promontory
North Fork American River Canyon
Dedicated to the memory of thousands of Chinese who worked for Charles Crocker on the Central Pacific Railroad . They were lowered over the face of Cape Horn Promontory in wicker Bosun’s chairs to a point 1332 feet above the canyon floor. The ledge created for the railbed was completed May 1866. They are honored for their work ethic, and timely completion of the Transcontinental Rails ending in Promotory, Utah, May 1869. — Map (db m14437) |
| California (Placer County), Colfax — 780-5 — Colfax — First Continental Railroad |
| | Central Pacific Railroad reached Colfax, formerly Illinoistown September 1, 1865, and train service began four days later. Colfax was a vital construction supply depot and junction point for stage lines for ten months. It was renamed Governor Stanford in honor of Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives and later Ulysses S. Grant’s Vice President. The real assault on the Sierra began here. — Map (db m13081) |
| California (Placer County), Colfax — Colfax Freight Depot — Listed in the National Register of Historic Places — 14 Nov. 1999 NPS. 99001564-000 |
| | Built circa 1880 by Central Pacific Railroad Company. Constructed of wood using Standard S.P. design known as Freight House #2. Exhibiting the Victorian era stick style. This building is the only freight depot of this type remaining in Placer County.
The freight depot served as the transfer point and terminus for the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. The N.C.N.G. transported passengers, mining supplies, gold and fruit from 20 April, 1876 to 10 July 1942.
In 1871, Morris Lobner, at . . . — Map (db m10980) |
| California (Placer County), Colfax — Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad — 1876 – 1942 — Placer County Terminus |
| | Depot was 100 yards N.E. of this spot. Built by John Flint Kidder between 1874-76. It ran 22 miles from Colfax to Nevada City via Grass Valley. Rails taken up on 1942. Sarah Kidder, widow of builder , world’s first woman railroad president 1901 – 13. — Map (db m14438) |
| California (Placer County), Colfax — Schuyler Colfax — 1865 |
| | Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives, was asked by President Abraham Lincoln on April 14 to take a message to the miners of the west, that their prosperity is the prosperity of the Nation. These may have been Lincoln’s last words on public subjects, as he was shot later that evening at Ford Theatre, Washington, D.C.
In May 1865 Colfax traveled 2000 miles by stagecoach, reaching San Francisco on July 1, 1865. The slow journey emphasized the need for a railroad to the . . . — Map (db m10976) |
| California (Placer County), Dutch Flat — 397 — Dutch Flat |
| | Founded in the Spring of 1861 by Joseph and Charles Dornbach. From 1854 to 1882 it was noted for its rich hydraulic mines. In 1860 had the largest voting population in Placer County. Chinese inhabitants numbered about 2,000. Here Theodore Judah and Dr. D.W. Strong made the original subscriptions to build the First Transcontinental Railroad.
State Registered Landmark No. 397
Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission.
Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society
Dedicated July 23, 1950. — Map (db m549) |
| California (Placer County), Forest Hill — 398 — Yankee Jim's |
| | Gold was discovered here in 1850 by 'Yankee Jim,' a reputed lawless character, and by 1857 the town was one of the most important in Placer County. The first mining ditch in the county was constructed here by H. Starr and Eugene Phelps. Colonel William McClure introduced hydraulic mining to this area in June of 1853. — Map (db m11924) |
| California (Placer County), Foresthill — 399 — Forest Hill |
| | Gold discovered here in 1850 in which year the first "Forest House" built. In 1852 the Jenny Lind Mine found which produced over million dollars in gold while the mines in this immediate vicinity produced over ten million dollars up to 1868. Town an important trading post and famed for its beautiful forests.
State Registered Landmark No. 399
Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission
Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society
Dedicated August 20, 1950 — Map (db m672) |
| California (Placer County), Foresthill — Foresthill Protestant Cemetery |
| | This cemetery started in the early 1860's during the gold rush.The earliest monument is dated 1858.
This plaque erected January 1994
Donated by the Foresthill Cemetery Committee and Ruhkala Monument Co., Rocklin — Map (db m673) |
| California (Placer County), Foresthill — Old Joe |
| | On the day of July 3, 1901 a stagecoach, driven by Henry Crockett, was on its way to the town of Foresthill when a hooded man appeared with a shotgun and ordered Crockett to stop, to which he replied, "You are only foolin". At that the robber shot and killed the wheel horse known as "Old Joe". He then robbed the stage and its passengers. Although the robber was later identified as Henry Wise, he was never captured. This plaque and monument replaces the wooden sign that was put at this site by . . . — Map (db m667) |
| California (Placer County), Foresthill — Pioneers of Deadwood |
| | Native Sons of the Golden West are proud to donate this plaque to commemorate the
Pioneers of Deadwood
Placer County,
California
Those gold seekers developed a mining community here along the El Dorado Trail which also served such other early communities as Michigan Bluff, El Dorado Canyon and Last Chance. Here rest some of the earliest members of well known Placer County families. Many of those descendants were in attendance here today.
Erected by Parlor #59 NSGW
May 17, 1937 — Map (db m678) |
| California (Placer County), Gold Hill — Chinese Railroad Workers |
| | About 1000 feet from this location is the track of the Transcontinental Railroad. In 1865 thousands of Chinese in Kwantung Provence China were recruited to work on this great connection between the East and West Coast . This monument is dedicated to the memory of those Chinese laborers who worked for Charles Crocker of the Central Pacific Railroad. — Map (db m23501) |
| California (Placer County), Gold Hill — Hydraulic Mining |
| | Hydraulic mining shaped the reddish cliffs along this highway corridor. From the 1850’s until 1885 jets of water were used to break down gold-laden gravel and to wash the material through gold separating devises called sluices. This practice was halted by Federal injunction. During those 30 years it is estimated that hydraulic mining in the state yielded over $100 million in gold. — Map (db m23666) |
| California (Placer County), Gold Run — 405 — Gold Run |
| | Founded in 1854 by O. W. Hollenbeck and originally called Mountain Springs. Famed for its hydraulic mines which from 1865 to 1878 shipped $6,125,000.00 in gold. Five large water ditches passed through the town serving the mining companies which had to cease operations in 1882 when state law was passed passed prohibiting hydraulic mining.
State Registered Landmark No. 405
Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society. Dedicated June 25, 1950 — Map (db m1101) |
| California (Placer County), Granite Bay — 585 — Pioneer Express Trail |
| | Between 1849 and 1854, Pioneer Express riders rode this gold rush trail to the many populous mining camps on the American River bars now covered by Folsom Lake. - Beals, Condemned, Dotons, Long, Horseshoe, Rattlesnake, and Oregon - on the route to Auburn and beyond. — Map (db m10202) |
| California (Placer County), Lincoln — Beerman Plaza |
| | Fritz Beerman and his son, Charles, came to Lincoln in 1880 and worked together in the harness and saddle shop at 5th and F Streets. Charles served as Lincoln’s Town Treasurer after the election of 1892.
DEDICATED IN DECEMBER OF 1991
LINCOLN CITY COUNCIL
Ron Barringer, Mayor
Carl Molotte, Mayor Pro-Tem
Stan Naoer, Councilmember
Roberta Babcock, Councilmember
Charles Keller, Councilmember
LINCOLN ECONOMIC COMMITTEE
[Column One]
Debbie Avila, Margo Kress, Velarie . . . — Map (db m17722) |
| California (Placer County), Lincoln — Butterfield/Jansen Building — [Early History; Corner Site Only] |
| | 1859: Charles Lincoln Wilson buys this site, previously patented by Theodore Judah.
1861: C.L. Wilson erects a wooden warehouse to serve railway terminal across 5th street.
1863: Used often as a community hall, “Roods Hall.” Roods was Wilson’s brother-in-law.
1870: Stephan & Melissa Burdge run a boarding house/hotel here during most of the decade.
1883: Historic Downtown Fire, July 11. Burdge Hotel burns—rebuilt across G Street. Gladding, McBean & . . . — Map (db m17835) |
| California (Placer County), Lincoln — Emmada Building |
| |
Erected in 1863 as Good Templars Hall
Original building, 30' wide, 2 stories (537 G)
Expanded south in 1913 by Williamson & Ingram
(Their wives, Emma and Ada, ="Emmada")
First grammar school in 1864
Becomes Granger Hall in 1875
Landis's True Blue Store 1892-1900
Lincoln's first telephone central in 1893
Long term occupants in 1900's:
Dry goods stores mainly 1900-1928
Tofft & Johnson (groceries) 1919-1929
Demas Store here 1928-1993
Wyatt Hardware 1933-1984 . . . — Map (db m25628) |
| California (Placer County), Lincoln — Fleming Building |
| | Erected in 1863 – 1864
By John Ziegenbein as a general store
Sold to Herman Lohse 1879; to George Aldrich 1881;
To A.C. Fleming (& Alex Hemphill) in 1888
Bank of Lincoln, Lincoln’s first bank, here 1902 – 1911
U.S. Post Office here 1914 – 1924
First Lincoln library here 1906 – 1909
Other well-known long term occupants:
A.B. Crook & Son, Groceries, 1896 – 1917
Goodenough Jewelry, 1916 – 1960
Wyatt Hardware, 1925 – 1933
Hellewell . . . — Map (db m17784) |
| California (Placer County), Lincoln — I O O F Building |
| | Erected in 1864
By International Order of Odd Fellows
Originally 24 feet (front) by 80 feet (along alley)
Two stories high; outside stairway on alley side
expanded east to present size in 1905,
adding four windows and inside stairway
Many lodges met upstairs; Eastern Star,
IOOF, Native Daughters, Native Sons, Pythians,
Pocahantas, Rebekas, Redmen and others
Retail businesses were downstairs.
Well-known long term occupants
Dallman’s Drygoods, up to 1900
Beerman’s . . . — Map (db m17876) |
| California (Placer County), Lincoln — McTyeire Memorial Church |
| | (Named in 1891 by first pastor, Rev. H.M. McKnight, in honor of Bishop Holland McTyeire, founder of Vanderbilt University.)
The Lincoln Methodist Episcopal Church South was organized in February 1889 with 22 members. Ground was broken for the church building in June of 1890 on land donated by the Heryford family. The cornerstone was laid September 9, 1890 - 92 members by that date.
The church building was dedicated June 21, 1891. The origin of the unique stained glass windows is . . . — Map (db m16947) |
| California (Placer County), Lincoln — New Hoppert Building |
| | Owned by Hoppert Family since 1870's. (Descendant Cathryn Gates has title in 2002)
1862. Small wooden building: "John Cannon, Attorney and Counselor-at-Law."
1870. Christopher Hoppert buys this parcel and building, plus several to the east and north; opens C.H. Hoppert: Bakery, Saloon, Eating House."
1892. Hoppert builds "New Hoppert Building" on this site (bakery and home next lot east). First tenants: Levy and Levitt, "Farmer and Mechanics Store"(Clothing, etc.).
1906. Meat Market: . . . — Map (db m17978) |
| California (Placer County), Michigan Bluff — 402 — Michigan Bluff |
| | Founded in 1850 and first known as Michigan City which was located on slope one half mile from here. In 1858 town became undermined and unsafe so was moved to this location and renamed Michigan Bluff. Leland Stanford, who gained wealth and fame in California, operated a store in Michigan City from 1853 to 1855.
State Registered Landmark No. 402
Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society
Dedicated August 20, 1950 — Map (db m691) |
| California (Placer County), Michigan Bluff — Michigan Bluff to Last Chance |
| | A historic section of the Western States Trail through the Sierra Nevada.
Michigan Bluff–Last Chance Trail.
The Michigan Bluff to Last Change section of the Western States Trail was built in 1850 and later became a maintained toll-trail, perhaps one of only a few toll-trails in the state.
As early as 1850 pack-trains carried supplies down the trail connecting the mining camps of Michigan Bluff, Deadwood, and Last Change. During this period these camps were . . . — Map (db m692) |
| California (Placer County), Newcastle — 780-3 — Newcastle — First Transcontinental Railroad |
| | Regular freight and passenger trains began operating over the first 31 miles of Central Pacific's line to Newcastle on June 10, 1864, when political opposition and lack of money stopped further construction during that mild winter. Construction was resumed in April 1865. At this point, stagecoaches transferred passengers from the Dutch Flat Wagon Road. — Map (db m11141) |
| California (Placer County), Newcastle — Newcastle Portuguese Hall |
| | This property
Newcastle Portuguese Hall
has been placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
by the United States Department of the Interior. — Map (db m684) |
| California (Placer County), Newcastle — 400 — Virginiatown |
| | Founded June 1851 - Commonly called 'Virginia.' Over 2,000 miners worked rich deposits. Captain John Brislow built California's first railroad, 1852, to carry pay to Auburn Ravine, a distance of one mile. Site of Philip Armour's and George Aldrich's butcher shop, said to have led to founding of the famous Chicago Armour Meat Packing Company. — Map (db m10973) |
| California (Placer County), Nyack — 403 — Emigrant Gap |
| | The spring of 1845 saw the first covered wagons to surmount the Sierra Nevada Mountains. They left this valley, ascended to the ridge and turned westward to Old Emigrant Gap. The wagons were lowered by ropes to the floor of Bear Valley. Hundreds followed, before, during and after the Gold Rush. This was a hazardous portion of the Overland Emigrant Trail.
State Registered Landmark No. 403
Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission.
Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society
Dedicated June 25, 1950. — Map (db m548) |
| California (Placer County), Olympic Valley — 724 — Pioneer Ski Area of America — Squaw Valley, California |
| | One thousand competitors from 34 nations came to Squaw Valley to compete in the VIII Olympic Winter Games of 1960. The Games, brought here by Alexander C. Cushing, commemorated a century of sport skiing in America. By 1860 mining towns in the Sierra Nevada, particularly Whiskey Diggings, Poker Flat, Port Wine, Onion Valley, La Porte, and Johnsville, saw the first organized ski clubs and competition in the western hemisphere.
California Registered Historical Landmark No.724
Plaque placed . . . — Map (db m23504) |
| California (Placer County), Penryn — 885 — Griffith Quarry |
| | In the Fall of 1864, Mr. Griffith Griffith, a native of Wales, established the quarry located near this site which was later to supply high-quality granite for a number of the important buildings in San Francisco and Sacramento, including portions of the state capitol. This was also the site of the State's first commercially successful granite polishing mill, erected in 1874.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 885
Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and . . . — Map (db m683) |
| California (Placer County), Rocklin — Old St. Mary’s — ͠ Dedicated 1883 ͠ |
| | Rocklin’s Irish community started to raise funds to build their own church – it was St. Patrick’s Day; the year, 1881. Two years later this building was completed. Archbishop Joseph Alemany of San Francisco dedicated the building as St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church on August 13, 1883.
St. Mary’s served the Catholic communities of Rocklin and Loomis for 100 years. In 1983 the congregation moved to a new facility, SS. Peter and Paul’s on Granite Drive. Ownership changed; . . . — Map (db m23004) |
| California (Placer County), Rocklin — 780-2 — Rocklin — First Transcontinental Railroad |
| | Central Pacific reached Rocklin, 22 miles from its Sacramento Terminus, in May, 1864, when the railroad established a major locomotive terminal here. Trains moving over the Sierra were generally cut in two sections at this point, in order to ascend the grade. The first CP freight movement was three carloads of Rocklin granite pulled by the engine "Governor Stanford". The terminal was moved to Roseville April 18, 1908. — Map (db m11088) |
| California (Placer County), Rocklin — Rocklin Veterans Memorial |
| |
This memorial is dedicated in memory
of all the men and women from the
Rocklin area who made the sacrifice
to protect our lives and property
while serving in the Armed Forces
of the United States of America.
We stand in deep appreciation for
the liberty we enjoy and we stand
in honor of their memory.
You shall never be forgotten
We will remember
A Grateful Rocklin Community
Dedicated Nov 11, 1997 — Map (db m22992) |
| California (Placer County), Rocklin — The Finnish Temperance Hall |
| | This Hall Dedicated to:
The People From Finland
Who Immigrated
To Rocklin
The Finnish Temperance
Society Who Built The
Hall in 1905
The United Finnish Kaleva
Brothers And Sisters
Lodge No. 5 Of Rocklin
California — Map (db m23388) |
| California (Placer County), Rocklin — The Fletcher Moon House |
| | The house is typical of the era (Circa 1905 – 1910). It was built for Henry D. Fletcher M.D. and served as his medical office until 1920.
Businessman C.A. Moon purchased the house in 1936. — Map (db m23425) |
| California (Placer County), Rocklin — Trott Hotel |
| | The Trott Hotel was built in 1866 and was one of the first hotels in Rocklin. The hotel was built and operated by Samuel Trott. It burned down in Nov. 1869 with the loss of one life. It was rebuilt that same year. The south portion was torn down in 1965 in order to widen Rocklin Road. The building has been a hotel, post office, barber shop, general merchandise store newspaper office and grocery store. — Map (db m23037) |
| California (Placer County), Roseville — Maidu Interpretive Center |
| | Petroglyph Area
“Petro” means rock, “Glyph” means writing. Archeologists speculate that pre-historic cultures used petroglyphs to depict aspects of ceremonial significance. These petroglyphs, which are carved in metamorphosed sandstone rock, are estimated to date back to pre-Maidu occupation from 5,000 – 10,000 years ago. In 1972, these petroglyphs and interpretive site were placed on the National Register of Historic Sites at the Smithsonian Institute. — Map (db m23427) |
| California (Placer County), Roseville — 780-1 — Roseville — First Transcontinental Railroad |
| | Central Pacific graders reached Junction, now Roseville, on November 23, 1863, crossing the line of the California Central, which began building northward from Folsom in May 1858. That line was abandoned in 1868. CP’s track reached junction April 25, 1864 when trains began making daily runs 18 miles to and from Sacramento. Now Roseville is a major railroad distribution center. — Map (db m11079) |
| California (Placer County), Sheridan — Union Shed |
| | Settled in 1855 by E.C. Rodgers. In 1857 the "shed", a one story house 24' x 80' and an enclosed shed building 40' x 40' x 20' were built. With these buildings, corral and stable facilities, Union Shed became a wagon and freight trails crossroads and stop with as many as 60 teams boarded per night. This activity soon attracted people and thus Union Shed became the local market place. During the 1860's, the community renamed itself Sheridan after the Civil War General Phillip Sheridan. — Map (db m17146) |
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