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  2. Auburn, California - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  3. Recology - Wikipedia

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    Recology, formerly known as Norcal Waste Systems, is a waste management company headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company collects and processes municipal solid waste, reclaiming reusable materials. The company also operates transfer stations, materials recovery facilities (MRFs), a number of landfills, and continues to spearhead ...

  4. Auburn Dam - Wikipedia

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    Installed capacity. 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 ...

  5. United Auburn Indian Community - Wikipedia

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    The historic Auburn Rancheria is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Auburn, in Placer County, California. The tribe [ edit ] Total tribal membership of UAIC is approximately 170, with 52 members residing on the Auburn Rancheria ( 39°01′22″N 121°19′28″W  /  39.02278°N 121.32444°W  / 39.02278; -121.32444 ), located ...

  6. Auburn State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Foresthill Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Foresthill Bridge. / 38.9224; -121.0387. The Foresthill Bridge, also referred to as the Auburn-Foresthill Bridge or the Auburn Bridge, is a road bridge crossing over the North Fork American River in Placer County and the Sierra Nevada foothills, in eastern California. It is the highest bridge by deck height in California, the fourth highest in ...

  8. Middle Fork American River - Wikipedia

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    The Placer County Grove, located just northwest of the Middle Fork/Duncan Creek confluence, is the northernmost and most isolated grove of giant sequoias in California. It contains six trees, believed to range from 1,000 to 2,000 years old; the Joffre Tree is the tallest, standing 250 feet (76 m) high.

  9. National Register of Historic Places listings in Placer ...

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    1256 Lincoln Way. 38°53′52″N 121°04′30″W. /  38.897847°N 121.074972°W  / 38.897847; -121.074972  ( Oddfellows Hall) Auburn. Three-story red brick Italianate home of IOOF Lodge No. 7, founded in 1852. Henry T. Holmes, builder of the Hall, was a '49er and a founding father of Auburn.