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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 Authority and Number
(Click a Column Heading to Resequence)
Name Year Address City Authority Number
Dutch Flat1851Main and Stockton StreetsDutch FlatCalifornia397
Yankee Jims1850Yankee Jims Road at Spring Garden RoadYankee JimsCalifornia398
Forest Hill185024540 Main StreetForesthillCalifornia399
Virginiatown18514725 Virginiatown Road; 7 Miles Northwest of NewcastleNewcastleCalifornia400
Iowa Hill1853Iowa Hill Road 500 Feet Southwest of Post OfficeIowa HillCalifornia401
Michigan Bluff1850Michigan Bluff and Gorman Ranch RoadsMichigan BluffCalifornia402
Emigrant Gap1845I-80 (P.M. 55.5) At Emigrant Gap Vista PointEmigrant GapCalifornia403
Auburn1848Maple Street and Lincoln WayAuburnCalifornia404
Gold Run1854Magra Road Near Main Street South of I-80 Exit 143Gold RunCalifornia405
Ophir1857Lozanos and Bald Hill RoadsOphirCalifornia463
Pioneer Express Trail1849Beals Point Unit 1,500 Feet North on Levee; Plaque on Riding TrailFolsom Lake State Recreation AreaCalifornia585
Squaw Valley1860Cable Car Building LobbySquaw ValleyCalifornia724
First Transcontinental Railroad-Auburn1865639 Lincoln WayAuburnCalifornia780
First Transcontinental Railroad-Colfax1865East Grass Valley Street Between Rail Crossing and Rail Road AvenueColfax California780
First Transcontinental Railroad-Newcastle1864Main and Page StreetsNewcastleCalifornia780
First Transcontinental Railroad-Rocklin1864Rocklin Road and Front StreetRocklinCalifornia780
First Transcontinental Railroad-Roseville1864Church Street and Washington BoulevardRosevilleCalifornia780
Lake Tahoe Outlet Gates187073 North Lake BoulevardTahoe CityCalifornia797
Overland Emigrant Trail18492008 Hampshire Rocks Road (Donner Pass Road)Big Bend Ranger StationCalifornia799
Griffith Quarry1864Taylor and Rock Springs RoadsPenrynCalifornia885