Smartsville in Nevada County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Smartsville Grocery

Photographed by Francisco Sanchez Ruiz

1. Smartsville Grocery Marker

Inscription. Originally a two story, L-shaped building. Mrs. Bridget Henderson ran it as a boarding house later selling to Mrs. Ellen Dewan, becoming the Dewan Hotel. Her son, Jim Dewan briefly ran Jim's Saloon along the side of the hotel. In 1935 Rex and Agnes Alexander dismantled the building and built the Smartsville Grocery Store reusing the original materials. After closed for a decade, the store was reopened by Jacob and Alyson Shortridge in 2013 as J-n-A Country Store.

Erected 2016 by Wm Bull Meek • Wm Morris Stewart Chapter 10 E Clampus Vitus Inc.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list.

Location. 39° 12.429′ N, 121° 17.859′ W. Marker is in Smartsville, California, in Nevada County. It is on Smartsville Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8456 Smartsville Road, Smartsville CA 95977, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Smartville/Smartsville (here, next to this marker); Edward James McGanney (within shouting distance of this marker); Church of the Immaculate Conception (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Sucker Flat (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mooney Flat Hotel (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Yuba River Bridge at Parks Bar (approx. 2.1 miles away); Timbuctoo (approx. 2.1 miles away); Anthony House and Ranch (approx. 4.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smartsville.

More about this marker. Located next to the Smartville/Smartsville marker at the same building.

Photographed by Francisco Sanchez Ruiz

2. Smartsville Grocery Marker

This marker is seen on the left. The Smartville / Smartsville marker is on the right.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2017. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2017, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 944 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 16, 2017, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.