WOW.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Old Auburn Historic District - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Auburn_Historic_District

    Significant dates. Added to NRHP. December 29, 1970. Designated CHISL. December 29, 1970. The Old Auburn Historic District is a historic district in Auburn, California, United States. It is listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places since December 29, 1970. [3][4] It is also known as North Fork Dry Diggings, and Woods Dry Diggings.

  3. Auburn, California - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn,_California

    Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Placer County, California, United States. [9] Its population was 13,776 during the 2020 census. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history and is registered as a California Historical Landmark. [10] Auburn is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area.

  4. Virginiatown, California - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginiatown,_California

    Virginiatown is located on Auburn Ravine, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Auburn. [2] Virginiatown is California Historical Landmark #400. [3] The town was the site of one of California's first railroads, built in 1852 to carry gold ore from the mines to Auburn Ravine. [4] After the first wave of gold mining ended, wood-cutting became an important ...

  5. Auburn Dam - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Dam

    200–750 MW. Auburn Dam was a proposed concrete arch dam on the North Fork of the American River east of the town of Auburn, California, in the United States, on the border of Placer and El Dorado Counties. Slated to be completed in the 1970s by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, it would have been the tallest concrete dam in California and one ...

  6. Auburn Alehouse - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_Alehouse

    History. Auburn Alehouse was co-founded by Brian and Lisa Ford. Brian Ford started making beer by homebrewing. Ford then took classes through the American Brewers Guild in fermentation science and engineering. Ford interned at Rubicon Brewing Company. He opened Crawford Brewing Company in 1997.

  7. Auburn State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auburn_State_Recreation_Area

    Area. 42,377 acres (171.49 km 2) Established. 1966. Governing body. California Department of Parks and Recreation. Auburn State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California, along 40 miles (64 km) of the North and Middle Forks of the American River. The state recreation area (SRA) is situated on the border of Placer and El Dorado Counties ...

  8. Dutch Flat, California - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Flat,_California

    06-20298. GNIS feature ID. 2628726 [2] Dutch Flat (also, Dutchman's Flat, [3] Dutch Charlie's Flat, [4] and Charley's Flat[4]) is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Auburn along Interstate 80. It was founded by German immigrants in ...

  9. Cool, California - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool,_California

    Cool, formerly known as Cave Valley, is a small town in El Dorado County, California, [1] about 40 miles (64 km) from Sacramento, the state capital. Cool is at an elevation of 1,532 feet (467 m). [1] The population is 4,100 according to the 2010 census and is contained within the area code 530 with a ZIP code of 95614.