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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12CA_longboard-ski-races_Johnsville-CA.html
Gold Mountain, now Eureka Peak, is the site of some of the first organized ski races in the western hemisphere. Ski clubs organized in the 1850's rode 10-14 foot "longboards snowshoes" down "Lost Sierra" slopes in Plumas and Sierra counties. Here …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM128E_johnsville-firehouse_Johnsville-CA.html
Built in 1908Restored as a memorial to Jackie Yonge by Trigg Yonge and ECN with the aid of funds donated by friends of Jackie.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM128D_emigrant-trail_Johnsville-CA.html
1850Marysville - Jamison CityTablet set in stone from early day arrastra used in Jamison Creek.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM128C_thars-gold-in-them-hills_Johnsville-CA.html
You might think the discovery of gold led to instant success, but that was not the case.
Early miners lacked the capital to develop the mines. The Sierra Buttes Gold Mining Co. Ltd. bought the mines in the 1860's and developed them successfully…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM128A_winter-in-the-sierra_Johnsville-CA.html
Back in its hey-day Eureka Mills, high up on the mountainside, was a primarily a family town. Jamison City, down near the creek, was a place for single miners to live.
The mountainside took on quite a village appearance. There were two stores, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1289_pioneer-ski-area-of-america_Johnsville-CA.html
The first sport ski area in the western hemisphere was in the Sierra Nevada. By 1860, races were held in the Plumas-Sierra region. The mining towns of Whiskey Diggings, Poker Flat, Port Wine, Onion Valley, La Porte, Jamison City, and Johnsville or…