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The Union is a daily newspaper serving Grass Valley and Nevada County, California. The Union provides news coverage of the local and regional level. Sections include news, sports, opinion, entertainment, and more. It has a daily print circulation of over 14,000 copies. As a local newspaper, most readers live in Nevada County area.
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 car from Sacramento and 88 miles (142 km) west of Reno.
When news came in about the actions of the sympathizers, California volunteers stationed in nearby forts were sent out to intercept the perpetrators and keep the peace. One of the more violent incidents happened at Grass Valley between local Southern sympathizers and detachment of company A of the 1st California Cavalry Battalion. Skirmish
Andrew Sheeler. May 11, 2024 at 3:46 PM. The California Highway Patrol is investigating after a 66-year-old Grass Valley woman struck and killed her 16-month-old grandson while pulling out of her ...
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 ...
Grass Valley Wilderness is a wilderness area in San Bernardino County, California, near Ridgecrest. It mainly consists of low-lying hills and flat desert covered by vegetation typical of the Mohave Desert , like creosote bush , desert scrub , and isolated stands of Joshua trees .
The Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Company incorporated on April 4, 1874, [2] and was headquartered in Grass Valley, California. After two years of construction, passenger and commercial rail services began in 1876 and continued until 1943. The 22.53 mi (36.26 km) line ran from Colfax, north through Grass Valley to Nevada City.
He was born in Grass Valley and is buried in the local cemetery. A memorial to him was created in Grass Valley's downtown area. Joanna Newsom, an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in Northern California, Newsom was classically trained on the harp in her youth, and began her musical career as a ...