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Newcastle is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California. [2] Nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Newcastle is located 8 miles (12.9 km) northeast of Rocklin [ 4 ] and 31 miles northeast of Sacramento .
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Loomis and Newcastle began as mining towns, but soon became centers of a booming fruit-growing industry, supporting many local packing houses. Penryn was founded by a Welsh miner, Griffith Griffith, who established a large granite quarry.
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Griffith's employees all lived in the immediate area, so there were plenty of people, but no businesses outside of what amounted to a small "company store" near the quarry. The nearest supply centers of any consequence were Newcastle and Smithville, near present-day Loomis. Griffith's early ledgers record numerous transactions at both places.
Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom; Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom; Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in New South Wales, Australia, named after Newcastle upon Tyne; Newcastle, New Castle or New Cassel may also refer to:
In the early part of the 20th century, Loomis was the second largest fruit-shipping station in Placer County, Newcastle California, just 6 mi (9.7 km) east of Loomis, was considered the largest. [11] Loomis remained part of unincorporated Placer County until December 17, 1984, when the Town of Loomis officially incorporated.
In 2020, California had a total summer capacity of 78,055 MW through all of its power plants, and a net energy generation of 193,075 GWh. [3] Its electricity production was the third largest in the nation behind Texas and Florida. California ranks first in the nation as a producer of solar, geothermal, and biomass resources. [4]