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Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Placer County

The Devil Dog of Douglas Flat
Placer County Courthouse in Auburn
14 December 2005

 

Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Placer County
Sequenced By Year and Name
(Click a Column Heading to Resequence)
Name Year Address City Authority Number
Griffith House7325 English Colony WayPenrynNational1978000733
Haman House424 Oak StreetRosevilleNational1976000507
Lake Tahoe DamHighway 89 at Truckee RiverTahoe CityNational1981000713
Lake Tahoe Outlet Gates and Gatekeeper's Cabin130 West Lake BoulevardTahoe CityNational1972000245
Lincoln Public Library590 Fifth StreetLincolnNational1990001814
Mountain Quarries BridgeNorth Fork of the American RiverAuburnNational2004000014
Old Soda Springs Historic DistrictSoutheast of Soda SpringsSoda SpringsNational1978000734
Portuguese Hall690 Taylor RoadNewcastleNational1982002225
Watson Log Cabin560 North Lake BoulevardTahoe CityNational1979000518
Emigrant Gap1845I-80 (P.M. 55.5) At Emigrant Gap Vista PointEmigrant GapCalifornia403
Auburn1848Maple Street and Lincoln WayAuburnCalifornia404
Old Auburn Historic District1848Bounded by Maple, Commercial, Court, Washington, Spring, and Sacramento StreetsAuburnNational1970000138
Woman's Club of Lincoln1848499 E StreetLincolnNational2001000331
Overland Emigrant Trail18492008 Hampshire Rocks Road (Donner Pass Road)Big Bend Ranger StationCalifornia799
Pioneer Express Trail1849Beals Point Unit 1,500 Feet North on Levee; Plaque on Riding TrailFolsom Lake State Recreation AreaCalifornia585
Forest Hill185024540 Main StreetForesthillCalifornia399
Michigan Bluff1850Michigan Bluff and Gorman Ranch RoadsMichigan BluffCalifornia402
Michigan Bluff-Last Chance Trail1850Trailhead at Intersection of Michigan Bluff and Turkey Hill RoadsMichigan BluffNational1992000854
Yankee Jims1850Yankee Jims Road at Spring Garden RoadYankee JimsCalifornia398
Dutch Flat1851Main and Stockton StreetsDutch FlatCalifornia397
Dutch Flat Historic District1851Main and Stockton StreetsDutch FlatNational1973000419
Virginiatown18514725 Virginiatown Road; 7 Miles Northwest of NewcastleNewcastleCalifornia400
Iowa Hill1853Iowa Hill Road 500 Feet Southwest of Post OfficeIowa HillCalifornia401
Gold Run1854Magra Road Near Main Street South of I-80 Exit 143Gold RunCalifornia405
Ophir1857Lozanos and Bald Hill RoadsOphirCalifornia463
Squaw Valley1860Cable Car Building LobbySquaw ValleyCalifornia724
First Transcontinental Railroad-Newcastle1864Main and Page StreetsNewcastleCalifornia780
First Transcontinental Railroad-Rocklin1864Rocklin Road and Front StreetRocklinCalifornia780
First Transcontinental Railroad-Roseville1864Church Street and Washington BoulevardRosevilleCalifornia780
Griffith Quarry1864Taylor and Rock Springs RoadsPenrynCalifornia885
Griffith Quarry1864Taylor and Rock Springs RoadsPenrynNational1977000322
First Transcontinental Railroad-Auburn1865639 Lincoln WayAuburnCalifornia780
First Transcontinental Railroad-Colfax1865East Grass Valley Street Between Rail Crossing and Rail Road AvenueColfax California780
Lake Tahoe Outlet Gates187073 North Lake BoulevardTahoe CityCalifornia797
Stevens Trail1870Trailhead at Terminus of North Canyon WayColfaxNational2002001391
Colfax Freight Depot18801-4 Main StreetColfaxNational1999001564
Colfax Passenger Depot190599 Rail Road AvenueColfaxNational1998001605
 
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