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Coordinates: 38.4°N 120.8°W. Map of Sierra Nevada gold country. The Gold Country (also known as Mother Lode Country) is a historic region in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, that is primarily on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. It is famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines that attracted waves of immigrants ...
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 .
38°53′29″N 121°04′31″W / . 38.891283°N 121.075366°W. / 38.891283; -121.075366. Type. History museum. Website. Official website. The Gold Country Museum is a history museum located in Auburn, California, United States. It focuses on the history of the California Gold Rush in Placer County .
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 in the heart of historic Gold Country. The largest city with close proximity is the city of Auburn.
Placer County, California. ( 2020) Placer County ( / ˈplæsər / PLASS-ərr; Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404,739. [4] The county seat is Auburn. [5] Placer County is included in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area.
3.5 mi (5.6 km) Max. width. 300 ft (91 m) Lake Clementine (also known as North Fork Lake) is a reservoir on the North Fork American River Canyon above the picturesque, California Gold Rush -era town of Auburn (elevation 1,200 feet (370 m)) in Northern California. It was created in 1939 when the North Fork Dam, a 155-foot (47 m) tall constant ...
503. Fair Play (formerly, Fairplay) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. [1] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of Aukum, [2] at an elevation of 2329 feet (710 m). [1] Fair Play was a mining town in the 1850s, transitioning to a farming economy by the 1880s. The Fair Play Cemetery remains open and active today ...
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.