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Historical Markers in Newcastle
Auburn is the county seat for Placer County
Newcastle is in Placer County
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1 ► California, Placer County, Newcastle — 780-3 — First Transcontinental Railroad — Newcastle —  |
| On Main Street at Page Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street. | |||
| 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 . . . — — Map (db m11141) HM | |||
| 2 ► California, Placer County, Newcastle — Newcastle Portuguese Hall — |
| On Taylor Road, on the left when traveling north. | |||
| 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) HM | |||
| 3 ► California, Placer County, Newcastle — 400 — Virginiatown — |
| On Virginiatown Road 0.2 miles east of Fowler Road, on the left when traveling east. | |||
| 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 . . . — — Map (db m10973) HM | |||