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The etymology of the word sundowner is uncertain, but it may derive from the Spanish term zonda, or from the Arabic simoom, which are both similar wind phenomena. [5] It is also typically the case that sundowner winds commence in the evening near sunset, when onshore sea breezes abate and offshore flows such as the sundowners pick up.
This category lists populated places in California that at any point practiced a form of segregation known as a sundown town. Some of these places may be counties or neighborhoods rather than towns. Some of these places may be counties or neighborhoods rather than towns.
A sundown town is an all-White community that shows or has shown hostility toward non-Whites. Sundown town practices may be evoked in the form of city ordinances barring people of color after dark, exclusionary covenants for housing opportunity, signage warning ethnic groups to vacate, unequal treatment by local law enforcement, and unwritten rules permitting harassment.
Auburn is a city in and the county seat of Placer County, California, United States. [9] Its population was 13,776 during the 2020 census. Auburn is known for its California Gold Rush history and is registered as a California Historical Landmark. [10] Auburn is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area.
The Old Auburn Historic District was the center of commerce during the early California Gold Rush era, with its close proximity to the Gold Country Mother lode. [4] It was one of the earliest mining camps in the state. [4] On April 25, 1851, the city of Auburn was declared the County Seat of Placer County. [4]
Sundowner, a model of the AMC Pacer compact automobile; Sundowner, the B2000 model of the Mazda B-Series pickup truck; Ford Sundowner, a famous late 70s Australian-market Ford Falcon or Ford Escort panel van trim package; Sundowner, an Australian railway carriage converted into the Silver Star Cafe in Port Hedland, Western Australia
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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Placer County, California, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and districts; these locations may be seen together in a Google map.