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Coordinates: 38.4°N 120.8°W. Map of Sierra Nevada gold country. The Gold Country (also known as Mother Lode Country) is a historic region in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, that is primarily on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. It is famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines that attracted waves of immigrants ...
Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Placer County, California, United States. [10] 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. [11] Auburn is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area .
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 in the heart of historic Gold Country. The largest city with close proximity is the city of Auburn.
Placer County, California. ( 2020) Placer County ( / ˈplæsər / PLASS-ərr; Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404,739. [4] The county seat is Auburn. [5] Placer County is included in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area.
38°53′29″N 121°04′31″W / . 38.891283°N 121.075366°W. / 38.891283; -121.075366. Type. History museum. Website. Official website. The Gold Country Museum is a history museum located in Auburn, California, United States. It focuses on the history of the California Gold Rush in Placer County .
300 ft (91 m) Lake Clementine (also known as North Fork Lake) is a reservoir on the North Fork American River Canyon above the picturesque, California Gold Rush -era town of Auburn (elevation 1,200 feet (370 m)) in Northern California. It was created in 1939 when the North Fork Dam, a 155-foot (47 m) tall constant angle arch dam, was completed ...
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 ...
Empire Mine State Historic Park. / 39.20361°N 121.04278°W / 39.20361; -121.04278. Empire Mine State Historic Park is a state-protected mine and park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Grass Valley, California, U.S. The Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places, a federal Historic District, and a California Historical ...