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<h2>#0397 Town of Dutch Flat</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
NE corner of Main and Stockton Sts, Dutch Flat<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B012'24.4%22N+120%C2%B050'18.0%22W/@39.206781,-120.8388882,242m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d39.2067806!4d-120.8383412?hl=en&authuser=0">39.206781, -120.838341</a><br />
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque text:</span></h4>
Dutch Flat<br /><br />Founded in the Spring of 1861 by Joseph and Charles Dornbach. From 1854 to 1882 it was noted for its rich hydraulic mines. In 1860 had the largest voting population in Placer County. Chinese inhabitants numbered about 2,000. Here Theodore Judah and Dr. D.W. Strong made the original subscriptions to build the First Transcontinental Railroad.<br /><br />Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society<br />Dedicated July 23, 1950
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Registered 4/14/1948
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<h2>#0398 Yankee Jim's</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
At intersection of Yankee Jim's Road and Spring Garden Road, 3.0 mi NW of Forest Hill<br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B001'45.2%22N+120%C2%B051'40.6%22W/@39.029218,-120.861288,1003m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.029218,-120.861288</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Yankee Jim's<br /><br />Gold was discovered here in 1850 by 'Yankee Jim,' a reputed lawless character, and by 1857 the town was one of the most important in Placer County. The first mining ditch in the county was constructed here by H. Starr and Eugene Phelps. Colonel William McClure introduced hydraulic mining to this area in June of 1853.<br /><br />Tablet placed by the California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society. Dedicated August 20, 1950
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Registered 4/14/1948
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Placer County
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<h2>#0399 Town of Forest Hill</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
24540 Main St, Foresthill<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B001'12.7%22N+120%C2%B049'02.7%22W/@39.020185,-120.817417,1003m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.020185,-120.817417</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Forest Hill<br /><br />Gold discovered here in 1850 in which year the first "Forest House" built. In 1852 the Jenny Lind Mine found which produced over million dollars in gold while the mines in this immediate vicinity produced over ten million dollars up to 1868. Town an important trading post and famed for its beautiful forests. <br /><br />Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society.<br />Dedicated August 20, 1950
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Registered 4/14/1948
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Placer County
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<h2>#0400 Virginiatown</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
4725 Virginiatown Rd, 0.2 mi SE of Fowler and Virginiatown Rds<br /><br />There is still a community of Virginiatown, but nothing historical remains at this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B054'01.7%22N+121%C2%B012'52.2%22W/@38.90046,-121.214504,1005m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.900460,-121.214504</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Virginiatown<br /><br />Founded June 1851 - Commonly called 'Virginia.' Over 2,000 miners worked rich deposits. Captain John Brislow built California's first railroad, 1852, to carry pay to Auburn Ravine, a distance of one mile. Site of Philip Armour's and George Aldrich's butcher shop, said to have led to founding of the famous Chicago Armour Meat Packing Company.<br /><br />Marker placed by California Department of Natural Resources in co-operation with the Placer County Historical Society and the County of Placer. Dedicated September 28, 1952
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Registered 4/14/1948
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<h2>#0401 Iowa Hill</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
0.1 mi SW of post office on Iowa Hill Rd, Iowa Hill <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B006'21.7%22N+120%C2%B051'41.4%22W/@39.106023,-120.86151,1002m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.106023,-120.861510</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Iowa Hill<br /><br />Gold discovered here in 1853 and by 1856 weekly production estimated at one hundred thousand dollars. The total value of gold produced up to 1880 is placed at twenty million dollars. Town was destroyed by fire in 1857 and again in 1862 but each time was rebuilt with more substantial buildings. Last big fire 1920 destroyed most of town. <br /><br />Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society. Originally dedicated August 27, 1950. Replaced and rededicated July 4, 1976 by the Placer County Historical Society and Iowa Hill Community Club.
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Registered 4/14/1948
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<h2>#0402 Town of Michigan Bluff</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Intersection of Gorman Ranch and Michigan Bluff Rds, Michigan Bluff <br /><br />Nothing remains of this site, as far as I know.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B002'30.6%22N+120%C2%B044'12.7%22W/@39.041839,-120.73685,1003m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.041839,-120.736850</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Michigan Bluff<br /><br />Founded in 1850 and first known as Michigan City which was located on slope one half mile from here. In 1858 town became undermined and unsafe so was moved to this location and renamed Michigan Bluff. Leland Stanford, who gained wealth and fame in California, operated a store in Michigan City from 1853 to 1855. <br /><br />Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society. Dedicated August 20, 1950
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Registered 4/14/1948
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Placer County
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<h2>#0403 Emigrant Gap</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Emigrant Gap Vista Pt, Interstate 80 Westbound<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B017'57.4%22N+120%C2%B040'22.2%22W/@39.299284,-120.672832,999m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.299284,-120.672832</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Emigrant Gap<br /><br />The spring of 1845 saw the first covered wagons to surmount the Sierra Nevada Mountains. They left this valley, ascended to the ridge and turned westward to Old Emigrant Gap. The wagons were lowered by ropes to the floor of Bear Valley. Hundreds followed, before, during and after the Gold Rush. This was a hazardous portion of the Overland Emigrant Trail.<br /><br />Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society<br />Dedicated June 25, 1950
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Registered 4/14/1948
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Placer County
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<h2>#0404 City of Auburn</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
SW corner of Maple St and Lincoln Way, Auburn<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B053'45.9%22N+121%C2%B004'43.9%22W/@38.896076,-121.078858,1005m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.896076,-121.078858</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
City of Auburn<br /><br />Gold discovered near here by Claude Chana May 16, 1848. Area first known as "North Fork" or "Wood's Dry Diggings". Settlement given name of Auburn in Fall of 1849. Soon became important mining town, trading post and stage terminal. County seat of Sutter County 1850 and Placer County 1851. Destroyed by fire 1855, 1859 and 1963. <br /><br />Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission<br />Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society<br />Dedicated September 23, 1950
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Registered 4/14/1948
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Placer County
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<h2>#0405 Town of Gold Run</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
South side of I-80 on Magra Rd at Gold Run exit, Gold Run<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B010'28.5%22N+120%C2%B051'27.9%22W/@39.17458,-120.857742,1001m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.174580,-120.857742</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Gold Run<br /><br />Founded in 1854 by O. W. Hollenbeck and originally called Mountain Springs. Famed for its hydraulic mines which from 1865 to 1878 shipped $6,125,000.00 in gold. Five large water ditches passed through the town serving the mining companies which had to cease operations in 1882 when state law was passed passed prohibiting hydraulic mining. <br /><br />Tablet placed by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society. Dedicated June 25, 1950<br />
<h4>Plaque addendum text:</h4>
Base built and plaque remounted by Lord Sholto Douglas Chapter No. 3 E Clampus Vitus June 25, 1984
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Registered 4/14/1948
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Placer County
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<h2>#0463 Ophir</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
SW corner of Lozanos and Bald Hill Rds, 3 mi W of Auburn<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B053'28.6%22N+121%C2%B007'28.5%22W/@38.891289,-121.124593,1005m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.891289,-121.124593</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque has been replaced multiple times, but was intact when I visited.<br />
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Ophir<br /><br />Founded in 1849 as 'The Spanish Corral,' Ophir recieved its Biblical name in 1850 becasue of its rich placers. The most populous town in Placer County in 1852, polling 500 votes, Ophir was almost totally destroyed by fire in July 1853. Later became the center of quartz mining in this county.<br /><br />Dedicated August 30, 1950
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<h2>#0585 Pioneer Express Trail</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area. Park at Beals Point, go 0.3 mi N on levee trail, Folsom<br /><br />Trail location is now covered by Folsom Lake. <br /><br />State Recreation Area accessible only during open hours. Fee required for entry. <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B043'30.4%22N+121%C2%B010'19.3%22W/@38.725121,-121.172025,1007m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.725121,-121.172025</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque. One can only assume this plaque location made more sense when it was dedicated in 1957. Today it is practically hidden and not in sight, unless you know where to look.
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Pioneer Express Trail<br /><br />Between 1849 and 1854, Pioneer Express riders rode this gold rush trail to the many populous mining camps on the American River bars now covered by Folsom Lake. - Beals, Condemned, Dotons, Long, Horseshoe, Rattlesnake, and Oregon - on the route to Auburn and beyond.<br /><br />Plaque placed by California State Park Commission May 5, 1957.
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Registered 5/22/1957
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<h2>#0724 Pioneer Ski Area of America, Squaw Valley</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Adjacent to Lobby Entrance of Cable Car Building at base of mountain, Squaw Valley<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B011'48.2%22N+120%C2%B014'09.0%22W/@39.196734,-120.235839,1000m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.196734,-120.235839</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Pioneer Ski Area of America<br /><br />One thousand competitors from 34 nations came to Squaw Valley to compete in the VIII Olympic Winter Games of 1960. The Games, brought here by Alexander C. Cushing, commemorated a century of sport skiing in America. By 1860 mining towns in the Sierra Nevada, particularly Whiskey Diggings, Poker Flat, Port Wine, Onion Valley, La Porte, and Johnsville, saw the first organized ski clubs and competition in the western hemisphere.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in Cooperation with the California Historical Society and the Organizing Committee, VIII Olympic Winter Games, February 14, 1960. Rededicated by Squaw Valley Ski Corporation, February 1996.<br />
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Registered 1/18/1960
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<h2>#0780-1 First Transcontinental Railroad - Roseville</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Station located on N Grant St<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B045'00.2%22N+121%C2%B017'10.5%22W/@38.75005,-121.28626,1007m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.750050,-121.286260</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque located in park at SE corner of Church St & Washington Blvd, Roseville<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B045'03.5%22N+121%C2%B017'09.6%22W/@38.750985,-121.286009,1007m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.750985,-121.286009</a>
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
First Transcontinental Railroad<br />Roseville<br /><br />Central Pacific graders reached Junction, now Roseville, on November 23, 1863, crossing the line of the California Central, which began building northward from Folsom in May 1858. That line was abandoned in 1868. CP’s track reached Junction April 25, 1864 when trains began making daily runs 18 miles to and from Sacramento. Now Roseville is a major railroad distribution center.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Conference of California Historical Societies and The Placer County Historical Society. May 9, 1969
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Registered 11/20/1962
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<h2>#0780-2 First Transcontinental Railroad - Rocklin</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
SE corner of Rocklin Rd and First St, Rocklin<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B047'30.0%22N+121%C2%B014'16.4%22W/@38.791678,-121.237897,1006m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.791678,-121.237897</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
First Transcontinental Railroad<br />Rocklin<br /><br />Central Pacific reached Rocklin, 22 miles from its Sacramento Terminus, in May, 1864, when the railroad established a major locomotive terminal here. Trains moving over the Sierra were generally cut in two sections at this point, in order to ascend the grade. The first CP freight movement was three carloads of Rocklin granite pulled by the engine "Governor Stanford". The terminal was moved to Roseville April 18, 1908.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in Cooperation with the Conference of California Historical Societies and The Placer County Historical Society May 9, 1969
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Registered 11/20/1962
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<h2>#0780-3 First Transcontinental Railroad - Newcastle</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
SW corner of Main and Page Sts, Newcastle <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B052'32.0%22N+121%C2%B008'02.6%22W/@38.875554,-121.134046,1005m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.875554,-121.134046</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
First Transcontinental Railroad <br />Newcastle<br /><br />Regular freight and passenger trains began operating over the first 31 miles of Central Pacific's line to Newcastle on June 10, 1864, when political opposition and lack of money stopped further construction during that mild winter. Construction was resumed in April 1865. At this point, stagecoaches transferred passengers from the Dutch Flat Wagon Road.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Conference Of California Historical Societies and the Placer County Historical Society May 9, 1969
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Registered 11/20/1962
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<h2>#0780-4 First Transcontinental Railroad - Auburn</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
639 Lincoln Way, Auburn<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B054'06.5%22N+121%C2%B003'56.9%22W/@38.901811,-121.065801,1005m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.901811,-121.065801</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
<p></p>
<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
First Transcontinental Railroad<br />Auburn<br /><br />After an eleven-month delay due to political opposition and lack of money, Central Pacific tracks reached Auburn May 13, 1865, and regular service began. Government loans became available when the railroad completed its first 40 miles, four miles east of here. With new funds, Central Pacific augmented its forces with the first Chinese laborers and work began in earnest.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Conference of California Historical Societies and the Placer County Historical Society. May 9, 1969
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Registered 11/20/1962
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<h2>#0780-5 First Transcontinental Railroad - Colfax</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
Grass Valley Street and Railroad Tracks, Colfax<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B006'00.8%22N+120%C2%B057'09.8%22W/@39.100211,-120.952711,1002m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.100211,-120.952711</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
<p></p>
<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
First Transcontinental Railroad <br />Colfax<br /><br />Central Pacific Railroad reached Colfax, formerly Illinoistown September 1, 1865, and train service began four days later. Colfax was a vital construction supply depot and junction point for stage lines for ten months. It was renamed Governor Stanford in honor of Schuyler Colfax, Speaker of the House of Representatives and later Ulysses S. Grant’s Vice President. The real assault on the Sierra began here.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Conference of California Historical Societies and The Placer County Historical Society, May 9, 1969
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Registered 11/20/1962
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<h2>#0780-9 First Transcontinental Railroad - Cape Horn Promontory</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
The promontory is at the end of Cape Horn, which isn't easily accessible, and there isn't much to see there if it were. The difficulty is what makes this landmark interesting. <br /><br />I believe the idea of the bench at the plaque location is that you could sit and look out at the Cape Horm Promontory and the railroad the plaque describes. However, over time tree growth has obscured the view. In photo 3, through the small window in the branches, you can see a small bit of the promontory.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B006'44.4%22N+120%C2%B055'58.2%22W/@39.112336,-120.932846,1002m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.112336,-120.932846</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
Private plaque at 1001 CA174, Colfax <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B006'36.6%22N+120%C2%B056'59.5%22W/@39.110175,-120.949864,1002m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.110175,-120.949864</a>
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
View of Cape Horn Promontory <br />North Fork American River Canyon <br /><br />Dedicated to the memory of thousands of Chinese who worked for Charles Crocker on the Central Pacific Railroad. They were lowered over the face of Cape Horn Promontory in wicker Bosun’s chairs to a point 1332 feet above the canyon floor. The ledge created for the railbed was completed May 1866. They are honored for their work ethic, and timely completion of the Transcontinental Rails ending in Promotory, Utah, May 1869.<br /><br />Dedicated May 8, 1999, Colfax Area Historical Society, Inc.
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<h2>#0797 Lake Tahoe Outlet Gates</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
73 N Lake Blvd (Hwy 89), at SW corner of Truckee River Bridge, Tahoe City<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B010'01.5%22N+120%C2%B008'38.4%22W/@39.167077,-120.143997,1001m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.167077,-120.143997</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information: </span></h4>
State plaque.<br />
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque Text:</span></h4>
Conflicting control of these gates, first built in 1870, resulted in the two-decade 'Tahoe Water War' between lakeshore owners and downstream Truckee River water users, which lasted two decades. The dispute was settled in 1910-11 when techniques for determining water content in snow were developed by Dr. James E. Church, Jr., and made possible accurate prediction and control of the seasonal rise in lake and river levels.
<p>Plaque placed by the California State Park Commission in cooperation wit hthe Western Snow Conference and the Sierra Pacific Power Company, June 12, 1965.</p>
Registered 9/16/1964
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<h2>#0799-2 Overland Emigrant Trail</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
2008 Hampshire Rocks Rd <br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/39%C2%B018'23.8%22N+120%C2%B031'03.6%22W/@39.30662,-120.51766,999m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">39.306620,-120.517660</a>
<p></p>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque
<p></p>
<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Overland Emigrant Trail<br /><br />It is estimated more than 30,000 settlers came into California over this trail in the year 1849. Near this site outcroppings of rocks still bear the marks of wagon wheels. For those travelers who reached this point the next ordeal was the tortuous descent into Bear Valley.<br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Placer County Historical Society, October 23, 1976.
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Registered 9/16/1964
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<h2>#0885 Griffith Quarry</h2>
<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Site information:</span></h4>
SE corner of Taylor and Rock Springs Rds, Penryn<br /><br />Quarry site is a short walk in the park from the plaque.<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B050'58.4%22N+121%C2%B009'48.1%22W/@38.849561,-121.163368,1005m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.849561,-121.163368</a>
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<h4><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Plaque information:</span></h4>
State plaque near the road<br /><br /><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/38%C2%B051'03.8%22N+121%C2%B009'52.1%22W/@38.851057,-121.164484,1005m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0?hl=en">38.851057,-121.164484</a>
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<h4>Plaque text:</h4>
Griffith Quarry<br /><br />In the Fall of 1864, Mr. Griffith Griffith, a native of Wales, established the quarry located near this site which was later to supply high-quality granite for a number of the important buildings in San Francisco and Sacramento, including portions of the state capitol. This was also the site of the State's first commercially successful granite polishing mill, erected in 1874. <br /><br />Plaque placed by the State Department of Parks and Recreation in cooperation with the Placer County Park and Historical Restoration Commission, May 7, 1976.
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Registered 5/9/1975