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The Mountain Quarries Bridge is a railroad bridge across the North Fork American River, near Auburn, spanning between El Dorado and Placer counties. It is a concrete arch bridge that was built in 1912 to transport quarried rock.
Auburn City Hall and Fire House: Auburn City Hall and Fire House: December 19, 2011 : 1103 High St. Auburn: 2: Auburn Fire House No. 1: Auburn Fire House No. 1: December 19, 2011 : El Dorado St. & Lincoln Way
The quarry was established by Griffith Griffith, a native of Wales, in 1864.The quarry produced high-quality granite used to construct many buildings in San Francisco and Sacramento, including parts of the California State Capitol. [3]
From crumbling rock walls and abandoned cars to spring houses and quarry blast shelters, traces of the past remain in these natural areas. Hike past abandoned buildings, ruins, old cars and more ...
Auburn State Recreation Area is a state park unit of California, along 40 miles (64 km) of the North and Middle Forks of the American River. The state recreation area (SRA) is situated on the border of Placer and El Dorado Counties in the heart of historic Gold Country. The largest city with close proximity is the city of Auburn. Once teeming ...
It was a sunny, early spring day when I drove up to Putnam County to visit one of my favorite nature parks. The DePauw Nature Park used to be the site of an active limestone quarry from 1917 to ...
Transcontinental Railroad - Auburn 639 Lincoln Way 38°54′07″N 121°03′58″W / 38.901867°N 121.066133°W / 38.901867; -121.066133 ( Transcontinental Railroad
Griffith Quarry was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and is also California Historical Landmark number 885. Penryn granite is noted for its beauty and strength. Mottled in more-or-less equally sized specks of black and white, it appears a medium-to-dark gray in color, at first glance, but takes on an almost bluish-gray ...