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The Nevada City Downtown Historic District is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) historic district in Nevada City within the U.S. state of California. Located in Nevada County, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It dates from 1917, with examples of Moderne and Italianate architecture. [2] The period of significance is 1856–1917.
The first sawmill in Nevada City was built on Deer Creek, just above town, in August 1850, by Lewis & Son, with a water wheel. [11] In 1850–51, Nevada City was the state's most important mining town, and Nevada County the state's leading gold-mining county. In 1851, The Nevada Journal became the first newspaper published in the town and ...
Pages in category "History of Nevada City, California" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Empire Mine State Historic Park is a state-protected mine and park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Grass Valley, California, U.S.The Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places, a federal Historic District, and a California Historical Landmark.
Founded in 1905 by Cuban immigrants, Columbia Restaurant in Tampa’s Ybor City is Florida’s oldest restaurant and the largest Spanish restaurant in the world, taking up an entire city block ...
Organized as the Civic Improvement Club, the city's women were the landscape planners. [7] Furnishings cost $1,000. [8] The library was dedicated on October 4, 1907. Miss Annie James was the librarian in 1919. [8] By 1923, the Nevada City Free Library had 1,782 volumes, [9] increasing to 7,555 volumes by 1927, when Iva Williamson was the ...
A California Historical Landmark plaque, No. 1012, and dated May 11, 1994, was added to the site in honor of the Pelton wheel's history associated with the foundry. In 1986, the Nevada City Constitutional Commission and E Clampus Vitus added another marker. [17]
The National Exchange Hotel (also known as the National Hotel) is located in Nevada City in the U.S. state of California. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a California Historical Landmark, it is one of the oldest continuously operated hotels west of the Rockies. [3] It opened in August 1856 under the name of "Bicknell ...