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  2. Empire Mine State Historic Park - Wikipedia

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    December 09, 1977. 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 Landmark. Since 1975 California State Parks has administered and ...

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

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    1972-04-24. 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 ...

  4. Skirmish at Grass Valley - Wikipedia

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    Company A took the prisoners from Grass Valley to Camp Low. On June 3 the Lancers were scheduled for departure to Arizona when "two secessionists arrested in the wake of President Lincoln's death escaped from the Camp Low guard house. [2]" Major Cremony detailed elements of the battalion to hunt for the rebels.

  5. Holbrooke Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The Holbrooke Hotel is located in Grass Valley, California, USA. It is notable as the oldest hotel that has been in continuous operation in California's Mother Lode. [ 2] The hotel was built in 1862 in mid-19th century Mother Lode masonry architectural style, and incorporated the Golden Gate Saloon which has been in continuous operation since 1852.

  6. 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 car ...

  7. Boston Ravine, California - Wikipedia

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    2,339 ft (713 m) U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boston Ravine, California. Boston Ravine is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-southwest of Grass Valley. [2] Its elevation is 2,339 ft (713 m) above sea level. [1]

  8. List of Carnegie libraries in California - Wikipedia

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    207 Mill St, Grass Valley, CA 95945 39°13′0″N 121°3′47″W  /  39.21667°N 121.06306°W  / 39.21667; -121.06306  ( Grass Valley Designed by architect William Mooser, its Classical Revival red brick facade is highlighted with numerous white pilasters .

  9. Grass Valley Public Library - Wikipedia

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    92000267. Added to NRHP. March 26, 1992 [1] The Grass Valley Public Library (renamed the Grass Valley Library-Royce Branch) is a Carnegie library and on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Located in Grass Valley, California and a part of the Nevada County Library System, it is open Tuesday through Saturday.