This 1854 A.J. Downing designed "Carpenters Gothic" is among the earliest such wood frame structures in the state. Built by Josiah Prentiss Brown, miner, 49er, local banker, multi-term state legislator and Commander of the Yuba Light Infantry, Co. . . . — — Map (db m39811) HM
On Church Street east of North Pine Street, on the right when traveling east.
This building, completed December, 1872, was the law office for three generations of this family. Niles Searls, who arrived in 1851, practiced law here from 1872 to 1885. He had been elected District Attorney in 1855, then District Judge for . . . — — Map (db m40340) HM
On North 2nd Street at East Main Street (State Route 47), on the right when traveling south on North 2nd Street.
Original Plat of (Jacksonville) Versailles by Silas Atchison - August 28, 1819
The history of the village passed through several name changes; from Jacksonville (1819-1837) to Versailles (1837-1854); then added North Jacksonville (1842-1854) . . . — — Map (db m252785) HM
Pelton wheels are among the most efficient types of water wheels. It was invented by Lester Allan Pelton (1829-1908) in the 1870s, and is an impulse machine, meaning that it uses Newton’s second law to extract energy from a jet of fluid. It . . . — — Map (db m70762) HM
Near Browns Valley Highway (State Highway 20) 0.8 miles east of Marysville Road, on the right when traveling east.
Donated to Yuba County, and opened in July 1928, this park is but a tiny remnant of the 10,000+ acres controlled by Wendell P. Hammon’s Dredging companies. He arrived in California in 1875 and by 1902 had developed the incredible machinery needed to . . . — — Map (db m40191) HM
On Riverside Street (U.S. 2) at Riverside Street, on the left when traveling east on Riverside Street.
This Pelton Wheel provided the power to generate the first electricity from the foot of Myrtle Creek 6 miles west of town, for the Village of Bonners Ferry from 1906 – 1921. — — Map (db m109851) HM
On Broadway Street 0.2 miles east of Feather River Boulevard, on the left when traveling east.
This is the site of Arboga, where 2,465 Japanese Americans forced from
their homes in Placer and Sacramento counties were incarcerated from
May 8 to June 29, 1942, by the United States Government. Four months
prior, on February 19, 1942, . . . — — Map (db m165427) HM WM
On South C Street 0.2 miles south of Taylor Street, on the left when traveling north.
Lester A. Pelton invented and patented this type of wheel in 1864 while working in Yuba County, California. The Pelton wheel is similar to a water wheel used to raise water a few feet from a ditch or stream. The difference in this instance is that . . . — — Map (db m223881) HM
Near South Main Street/Golden Chain Highway (State Highway 49), on the right when traveling north.
The Hogarth Family has had a long involvement with the mining industry in Angels Camp. Patriarch Henry ("Harry") Hogarth, Sr. was born in Scotland in 1831. He immigrated to the United States at an early age and soon settled on a career as a . . . — — Map (db m56558) HM
California gained statehood on September 8, 1850. It did so comprised of 27 counties with this area a part of Yuba County.
“The disadvantages of belonging to Yuba County were early felt; Marysville was too distant and a county government . . . — — Map (db m43846) HM
Near Camp Far West Road south of Spenceville Road/Camp Beale Highway. Reported missing.
[ Inscribed on the monument: ]
Side A:
To the Memory of the Pioneers who were buried here between the years
1844 – 1856
Side B:
Erected
1911
By the Grand Parlor
Native Sons of the
Golden West
[ . . . — — Map (db m40633) HM
Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
