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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/HM2E65_royal-gorge-history_Soda-Springs-CA.html
Royal Gorge History. A Brief and Recent History of Royal Gorge. America's Largest Nordic Ski Resort Opens . When Royal Gorge opened in the 70's, Nordic skiing in the U.S. was in its infancy. Since then, the sport has grown to near European popu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E5K_summit-valley-sheep-pens_Soda-Springs-CA.html
Summit Valley Sheep Pens. Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass. History . "The sound of the bells when it was quiet (no trains), was magical to hear." . The tinkle of bells on the lead sheep was once a common sound in Summit Valley late in the summer and fal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E4B_ice-lakes_Norden-CA.html
Ice Lakes. Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass. History . Before 1850 you drank your root beer or sarsaparilla warm in California. Then ice began to be imported from Alaska. No one realized there was a closer supply in the Sierra. Ice Lakes got its name from t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E4A_emigrant-wagon-route_Truckee-CA.html
Emigrant Wagon Route. Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass. History . After the emigrants had successfully negotiated Donner Pass, they rested in Summit Valley (Van Norden now). They grazed the stock, drank their fill of the pure water and rested. The trip had…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0F_emigrant-gap_Emigrant-Gap-CA.html
Emigrant Gap. . The first wagon train ever brought across the Sierra Nevada Mountains into California was lead by Caleb Greenwood. He led the Steven-Town (sic, Townsend) - Murphy party and came through what is known as the Emigrant Trail. Approxim…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E0E_nyack-lodge_Emigrant-Gap-CA.html
Nyack Lodge. Hwy 40 Scenic Bypass. History . What you see as a multi-lane Interstate highway now had already been a well-traveled route when the freeway arrived. Wagon trains came over the rise to the east and dropped into the valley and then …
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…