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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2ECE_lincoln-highway_Auburn-CA.html
Lincoln Highway. . This monument was erected in recognition of the historical significance of this transportation corridor by the Placer County Water Agency and dedicated to the California Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association. Ophir Road was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E7C_wise-power-plant_Auburn-CA.html
Wise Power Plant. . History . At one time canals laced the Sierra foothills and the mountains above. Many still exist as do the reservoirs the canals linked. Originally the canals were used to funnel water to hydraulic and pacer mining. The syst…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2C57_lincoln-avenue-businesses_Auburn-CA.html
When the mines closed in Gold Run, a local entrepreneur named Paul Webber moved his business to Auburn. He began with the purchase of this Lincoln Avenue building. Two saloons and three dry goods stores were the first to open.
Years later, Web…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25TC_general-gomez-cigar-factory_Auburn-CA.html
In 1892, Robert Wise opened a small cigar shop and factory on this site. Shortly there after, Mr. Wise took a business partner, Ernest Burns.
During peak times, the small factory was capable of producing as many as one thousand cigars a day. At…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WX4_camp-flint-historical_Auburn-CA.html
At the onset of World War II the U.S. Army's Western Defense Command and Fourth Army sought to secure the strategically important railroad through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. On December 9th 1941, soldiers of the 32nd Infantry Division arrived he…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WX3_location-of-camp-flint-historical_Auburn-CA.html
The location of Camp Flint was on the hill just above this site now know as the "Auburn Dam Overlook". The site housed barracks for officers, enlisted men, and P.O.Ws. These Personnel were supported by a kitchen, mess hall, parade grounds, and a r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WX2_placer-county-museum-historical_Auburn-CA.html
Built originally as mining exhibit hall on the 20th Agricultural District Fairgrounds, this building was constructed in the 1940s by the W.P.A. Crew from nearby Camp Flint. Placer County Historical Society secured use of a portion of the building …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T1N_western-states-endurance-run-finish-line-historical_Auburn-CA.html
Following the example of Gordy Ainsleigh in 1947, each year runners from around the world meet the challenge of completing on foot the rugged 100-mile distance of the historic Western States Trail from Squaw Valleg to this stadium. Placer Union Hi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RZQ_gold-bug-stamp-mill_Auburn-CA.html
The Gold Bug stamp mill was built in the 1880s in the Tahoe National Forest. The Gold Bug Mine, one of many smaller hardrock mines located throughout the Mother Lode, was established to protect the ownership of the main quartz vein of the Eagle Bi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RU0_bloomers-cut_Auburn-CA.html
So named because of its location on the Bloomer Ranch, it remains virtually unchanged since its original construction in 1864. The overwhelming task of construction was undertaken by the diligent, hard working efforts of a small band of Chinese la…