Henness Pass Road - Downieville Historical

Henness Pass Road - Downieville Historical (HM1VQ2)

Location: Downieville, CA 95936 Sierra County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 33.601', W 120° 49.742'

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"Went to Downieville, called one of the smartest mining towns in the country, containing some 4, or 5,000 inhabitants, buildings in the business part of town are very well built a great deal of business is done" - Winslow Blake, Aug 25, 1852
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HM NumberHM1VQ2
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Year Placed2015
Placed ByTrails West Inc
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Date Added Wednesday, November 16th, 2016 at 1:02pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 686505 N 4381176
Decimal Degrees39.56001667, -120.82903333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 33.601', W 120° 49.742'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 33' 36.06" N, 120° 49' 44.52" W
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Area Code(s)530
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 116 Main St, Downieville CA 95936, US
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