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  2. Virginiatown, California - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Yankee Jims, California - Wikipedia

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    18. California Historical Landmark. Reference no. 398. Yankee Jims (also, Yankee Jim and Yankee Jim's) [2] is a small community in Placer County, California. [1] It lies at an elevation of 2582 feet (787 m) in the Sierra Nevada foothills. [1] Yankee Jims is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-northwest of Foresthill.

  4. Penryn, California - Wikipedia

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    Penryn ( Washo: Pénwin) [3] is a census-designated place [4] in Placer County, California, in the United States. Geographic location is 38°51′08″N 121°10′06″W. Penryn is located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Rocklin. [5] The community's ZIP code is 95663 and is in area codes 916 and 279. The population was 831 at the 2010 census.

  5. Bath, California - Wikipedia

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    Bath (formerly Volcano and Sarahsville) [2] is a former settlement in Placer County, California. [1] Bath is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Foresthill. [2] It lay at an elevation of 3442 feet (1049 m). [1] The town was established as Volcano in 1850 when gold was discovered there. [2] The town's name was changed to Sarahsville after ...

  6. Hell Hole Reservoir - Wikipedia

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    Hell Hole Reservoir. / 39.08011; -120.39230. Hell Hole Reservoir is an artificial, crescent-shaped lake in the Sierra Nevada mountain range 10 miles (16 km) west of Lake Tahoe in California, United States. The lake is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long when at full capacity. The lake was created in 1966 (58 years ago) with the completion of Lower ...

  7. Pinky the Cat - Wikipedia

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    Pinky the Cat is a video that aired on several American reality television programs in the 1990s before it achieved additional fame on the internet as a viral video in the 2000s. The video clip shows a cat attacking an animal control officer during a promotional message for pet adoption for an animal shelter in Placer County, California .

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