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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Placer County, California

 
Clickable Map of Placer County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Placer County, CA (204) El Dorado County, CA (179) Nevada County, CA (214) Sacramento County, CA (275) Sutter County, CA (10) Yuba County, CA (45) Carson City, NV (44) Douglas County, NV (85) Washoe County, NV (75)  PlacerCounty(204) Placer County (204)  ElDoradoCounty(179) El Dorado County (179)  NevadaCounty(214) Nevada County (214)  SacramentoCounty(275) Sacramento County (275)  SutterCounty(10) Sutter County (10)  YubaCounty(45) Yuba County (45)  (44) Carson City (44)  DouglasCountyNevada(85) Douglas County (85)  WashoeCounty(75) Washoe County (75)
Adjacent to Placer County, California
    El Dorado County (179)
    Nevada County (214)
    Sacramento County (275)
    Sutter County (10)
    Yuba County (45)
    Carson City (44)
    Douglas County, Nevada (85)
    Washoe County, Nevada (75)
 
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201California (Placer County), Tahoe City — The Sacred Lake
Lake Tahoe is sacred to the Wa-she-shu or Washoe people. Each spring family groups gathered at Da-ow-‘ah-ga or Lake Tahoe’s shore and offered blessings. Countless generations of children were taught by each family’s leader that their . . . — Map (db m35432) HM
202California (Placer County), Tahoe City — The Watson Cabin
Positioned on a bluff over looking Tahoe City’s Common Beach is the historic Watson’s Log Cabin. The cabin is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the oldest log structure remaining in the North Lake Tahoe area. The two-story . . . — Map (db m34836) HM
203California (Placer County), Tahoe City — Trains and Tourists
In the years before automobiles and paved highways, local businessman D. L. Bliss needed a way to bring people to his new Tahoe Tavern hotel. He formed the Lake Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company to build and operate a railroad connection . . . — Map (db m112972) HM
204California (Placer County), Tahoe City — 797 — William B. Layton Park
This park was named for and dedicated to the memory of William B. Layton by the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society. North Lake Tahoe will miss the unselfish way the Bill worked for the community. Past General Manager of the Tahoe City Public . . . — Map (db m143487) HM

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Nov. 25, 2020