History of Placer County, California


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Topics include the organization of the county, its political, financial, and mining history; mining laws, agriculture, public schools, railroads and wagon roads, journalism, social institutions, crime, military, towns and localities, and obituaries for famous pioneers.




Wildflowers of Nevada and Placer Counties, California


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"Describes and illustrates with color photos 520 species of wildflowers found in Nevada and Placer Counties, California. Also provides a physical description of the area, places to see wildflowers, Native American uses, and a complete plant checklist, which includes thirty-eight percent of the plants known to grow wild in California"--Provided by publisher.










Placer County


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Placer County runs between the Sacramento Valley and the Sierra Nevada mountains, against Sacramento County in the west and 100 miles east to Lake Tahoe. Along the present-day southern border, gold was discovered in 1848 by James Marshall at John Sutter's lumber mill, leading to the California Gold Rush. This relatively narrow county (only 10 to 15 miles across in some spots) has early immigrant trails, wagon roads, railways, and highways all passing through as they head across Donner Summit and across the Sierra Nevadas. Mining, agriculture, transportation, logging, and recreation made Placer County important in the past, and they keep it a thriving place to live now in the 21st century.







Placer County, California


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Trees and Shrubs of Nevada and Placer Counties, California


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"Describes and illustrates with color photos over 200 species of trees, shrubs, and woody vines that grow in Nevada and Placer Counties, California. Also provides a physical description of these two counties in the northern Sierra Nevada region area, places to see trees and shrubs, insect associates, Native American uses, and value to wildlife. Includes plant keys for the oaks, pines, and special coverage of willows"--Provided by publisher.




Resources of Placer County, California


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Excerpt from Resources of Placer County, California: Issued Upon the Authority of the Placer County Improvement and Development Association and Compiled by the Following Committee, Any One of Whom Will Be Pleased to Give to the Intending Settler Any Information They May Have Concerning This Favored Locality This pamphlet seeks to draw your attention to certain facts. It belittles no other section, but invites you to come to Placer County, and then judge for yourself. Nothing is misstated; naught set down in exaggeration. No claim is here made that can not be verified. We have climate, soil, water, railroads, ready markets, and limitless power. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.