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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 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 ...

  5. Placer County Transit - Wikipedia

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    Placer County Transit is the operator of mass transportation for western Placer County, California, excluding the city of Roseville, which has its own public transit system. In addition to six local routes, Placer County Transit also operates the Lincoln School Tripper in Lincoln, California, a bus supplement during school days, and the Placer ...

  6. 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 ...

  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. Auburn Dam - Wikipedia

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    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 California and one ...

  9. Secret Ravine, California - Wikipedia

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    Secret Ravine (also Auburn Station) is a former settlement in Placer County, California. [1] Secret Ravine is located 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Newcastle. [1] Correction: Gardiner writes in 1854 that the Secret Ravine Post Office is "near the Hawes Ranch." Elisha Hawes lived in Township 9, the 1860 census shows him continuing to receive ...