After the Gold Rush
After the Gold Rush

Author: Ralph Mann

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780804711364

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A Stanford University Press classic.

Gold Rush Towns of Nevada County
Gold Rush Towns of Nevada County

Author: Maria E. Brower

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 9780738546926

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Nevada County is webbed with some of the richest veins of goldbearing quartz in the world. First discovered in 1849 as placer gold washed into creek beds, hydraulic miners later used massive jets of water to melt mountains and free the precious metal. Rich lodegold districts such as Grass Valley and Nevada City were the most productive in California, and innovations such as hydraulic mining began here and spread throughout the nation. Whimsical names like You Bet, Red Dog, Rough and Ready, French Corral, and Blue Tent hint at the colorful beginnings of dozens of camps that grew from wild and chaotic tent towns to bustling young communities, complete with schools, churches, and businesses. Boomtowns North San Juan, North Bloomfield, and Columbia propelled Nevada County to the head of the state's economy by 1900 and hundreds of miles of gold-bearing quartz veins continued to be tapped in underground tunnels for another 50 years or more.

Nevada City History
Nevada City History

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Total Pages: 0

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The "Nevada County Gold" online magazine recounts the history of Nevada City in Nevada County, California. The history notes that the city started as a gold mining camp in 1849.

Ranches and Agriculture in Nevada County
Ranches and Agriculture in Nevada County

Author: Maria E. Brower

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467127329

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Nevada County was the richest and largest gold-producing county of California. From the beginning of the 1849 Gold Rush until the last quartz mine closed in the 1956, gold was the number-one industry in Nevada County. Not everyone came to California for the gold--some came for the rich and plentiful land available and the opportunity for a better life. After the Gold Rush was deemed over by historians, it was the fertile land of California that became known as the state's Second Gold Rush. Of the 10 soil types found around the world, California has all 10. Producing farms and ranches, small and large, made agriculture Nevada County's third-largest industry after gold mining and the lumber. But of the three important industries, only agriculture has survived and is thriving today. Many of the pioneer, multigenerational ranches and farms continue to operate today on the land their owners' ancestors worked. These ranches have a rich history of contributing to the economic community as well as conserving the land for future generations.