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Both
Grass Valley and Nevada City have their roots steeped in history
from the gold rush era. Where many mining towns of that era are
now little more than ghost towns and tumbleweeds, Grass Valley
and Nevada City have become thriving towns preserving their past
while preparing for their future.
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Seen
by many as California's prettiest and best-preserved Gold
Rush town, Nevada City is known as the Queen City of the
Northern Mines. It's entire downtown historic district is
listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Situated
on the banks of Deer Creek and surrounded by deep green
hillsides, Nevada City is filled with Gold Rush-era commercial
buildings and picturesque Victorian homes. The downtown
streets are lit by authentic gas lights. "People visiting
here for the first time are struck by the old mining town
appearance," says Edwin Tyson, curator of the Nevada
County Historical Society's Searls Library, located near
the County Courthouse.
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Today,
some 3,050 people call Nevada City home. It has become a
vibrant, thriving community and entertainment capital of
the Sierra Nevada foothills. Visitors enjoy fine restaurants
and lodgings, live theatre and music, specialty shopping,
antiques, art galleries and museums.
In
recent years, the Nevada City lifestyle has attracted artists,
writers, musicians and retirees as well as small business
people and high-tech entrepreneurs who are able to locate
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GRASS VALLEY |
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The City of Grass Valley has a population of approximately
11,000 people, Nevada City has a population of 3,050 and
Nevada County has a population of 93,050. The downtown Grass
Valley shopping area, with buildings dating back to to 1851,
has undergone a renaissance of renovation as a center for
arts and culture, events, food and the most unique retail
establishments in western Nevada County.
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Historical Points of Interest include Empire Mine State
Historical Park, North Star Mining Museum, The Grass Valley
Museum, Miners Foundry Cultural Center, Museum of Ancient
& Modern Art, South Yuba/Bridgeport Historic State Park,
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park. To learn more about
historical places click
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Valley has a rich history dating back many decades. Times
were hard in the early days - the grounds had to be cleared
so that log cabins could be built. The trees were cut down,
burned or turned into lumber to build the houses and schools.
Stones were cut to shape by hand. The crops were sown and
harvested by hand as well. Water had to be carried by nearby
springs prior to wells being dug. Very little was wasted and
and our quality of life began to steadily develop. Grass Valley
remains a close knit community and with the help of the Chamber
of Commerce there are many year round family oriented community
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