Penryn in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Griffith Quarry

Photographed by Karen Key, November 6, 2006

1. Griffith Quarry Marker

Inscription. 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 Recreation in cooperation with the Placer County Park and Historical Restoration Commission, May 7, 1976.

Erected 1976 by State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Placer County Park and Historical Restoration Commission. (Marker Number 885.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Historical Landmarks series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 7, 1862.

Location. 38° 51.069′ N, 121° 9.869′ W. Marker is in Penryn, California, in Placer County. It is at the intersection of Taylor Road and Rock Springs Road, on the right when traveling north on Taylor Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Penryn CA 95663, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

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 5 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Loomis Chinatown (approx. 1.9 miles away); Newcastle Portuguese Hall (approx. 2 miles away); First Transcontinental Railroad (approx. 2.4 miles away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Loomis - Transcontinental Railroad (approx. 2.6 miles away).

Photographed by Karen Key, November 6, 2006

2. Griffith Quarry Marker

Griffith Quarry Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, November 6, 2006

3. Griffith Quarry Museum

Griffith Quarry Museum (through the window) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, November 6, 2006

4. Griffith Quarry Museum (through the window)

Nearby Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Key, November 6, 2006

5. Nearby Memorial Marker

In Memory of
CW02 Marvin J. Butterfield
U.S. Army helicopter pilot
Born March 14, 1937
Killed in Action in Vietnam August 30, 1969
Remembered by his family, classmates and Vietnam Veterans Association.
A Native of Penryn

Photographed by Karen Key, November 6, 2006

6. Nearby Memorial Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2006, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. This page has been viewed 2,888 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 13, 2006, by Karen Key of Sacramento, California. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.