Inscription
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.
Details
| HM Number | HM726 |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | National Register of Historic Places |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Mounted |
| Marker Number | 400 |
| Year Placed | 1952 |
| Placed By | California Department of Natural Resources in Cooperation with the Placer County Historical Society and the County of Placer |
| Marker Condition |   8 out of 10 (2 reports) |
| Date Added | Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 2:49am PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10S E 654831 N 4307233 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 38.90035000, -121.21450000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 54.021', W 121° 12.87' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 54' 1.2600" N, 121° 12' 52.2000" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 916, 530 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 4501-4899 Virginiatown Rd, Newcastle CA 95658, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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I Saw The Marker
Filming for YouTube channel today. Marker was in great shape.
Mar 16, 2017 at 8:57pm PDT by explorifornia
I Saw The Marker
Marker #400 weathered but still reads well..located approx at 4725 virginiatown rd new castle ca.95658
Nov 10, 2016 at 1:41pm PST by jcy69
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Was filming for YouTube.com/explorifornia today, met the gentlemen who owns the property south west of the marker. He mentioned it had been stolen twice and that ECV had been the ones to replace it. There is a small secondary dedication at the base of the marker confirming this.
Marker # 400 Virginatown in New Castle ca...looks good went by today 10 Nov 2016