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  2. Grass Valley, California - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .cityofgrassvalley .com /home. Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, its population was 12,860. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet (760 m) in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is 57 miles (92 km) by ...

  3. Mount Saint Mary's Convent and Academy - Wikipedia

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    Mount Saint Mary's Convent and Academy, originally the Sacred Heart Convent and Holy Angels Orphanage and previously Mount St. Mary's Convent and Orphan Asylum, and also known as Mount Saint Mary's Academy and Convent, is the only extant original orphanage in California and commemorates the Sisters of Mercy, in Grass Valley, Nevada County, California.

  4. Monterey State Historic Park - Wikipedia

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    Monterey State Historic Park. /  36.59972°N 121.89361°W  / 36.59972; -121.89361. Monterey State Historic Park is a historic state park in Monterey, California. It includes part or all of the Monterey Old Town Historic District, a historic district that includes 17 contributing buildings and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.

  5. Home of Lola Montez - Wikipedia

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    Front facade, Lola Montez Home. / 39.21657; -121.06401. The Home of Lola Montez is located in downtown Grass Valley, California at 248 Mill Street. Lola Montez, the internationally known singer and dancer, moved here in 1853, and this is the only home she ever owned. [1] [2] [3]

  6. Asilomar State Beach - Wikipedia

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    Asilomar State Beach. /  36.62000°N 121.93806°W  / 36.62000; -121.93806. Asilomar State Beach, officially Asilomar State Beach and Conference Grounds State Park, is a state park unit of California, United States. It provides public access to rocky coast and dune habitat on the Monterey Peninsula. The property includes the Asilomar ...

  7. California Historical Landmarks in Nevada County - Wikipedia

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    Discovery of Gold at Gold Hill. Jenkins St. & Hocking Ave. 39°12′47″N 121°04′09″W. /  39.213056°N 121.069167°W  / 39.213056; -121.069167  ( Discovery of Gold at Gold Hill) Grass Valley. Donner Monument. 134. Donner Monument. Donner Memorial State Park.

  8. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park - Wikipedia

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    California Department of Parks and Recreation. Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park is a state park in Monterey County, California, near the area of Big Sur on the state's Central Coast. It covers approximately 1,006 acres (4.07 km 2) of land. The park is centered on the Big Sur River. It has been nicknamed a "mini Yosemite." [1]

  9. California Historical Landmarks in Monterey County - Wikipedia

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    This list includes properties and districts listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in Monterey County, California, United States.Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view an online map of all properties and districts with latitude and longitude coordinates in the table below.