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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10OQ_mission-building_Marysville-CA.html
Built at the turn of the 19th Century, originally stood as a stable. Converted to a saloon in the early 1900's, it was also known as a "social club", frequented by ladies of the evening. During the last 40 years it has served as the Twin Cities Re…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10OP_the-yuba-river-bridge-at-parks-bar_Smartsville-CA.html
William M. Thomas of Thomas and Post Consulting Engineers designed the 685-foot-long Parks Bar Bridge in 1912 for Yuba County. The original 16-foot-wide bridge with four 140-foot-long arch spans was constructed by the Portland Concrete Pile Compan…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM10OK_donnebrouge-mine_Browns-Valley-CA.html
Beyond this marker, the "head frame" for the mine still stands while most of the other structures were destroyed over time.
Extensive vertical shafts or "winzes" are honey-combed throughout the area, some of which are reportedly as deep as 1700…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRCK_truckee-trail-to-johnson-ranch_Wheatland-CA.html
"with practically no food for man or beast, and by bringing all the energy and courage which both men and beast possessed, ...we succeeded in... reaching the first, or Johnston's settlement."—Benjamin Hoffman, Sep 1, 1849
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRBT_the-graham-hotel_Wheatland-CA.html
The Graham Hotel was built in 1853 by Williamson Graham on the Bear River north of Wire Bridge. It was strategically located on the stage route from Sacramento to Nevada City by way of Johnsons Crossing and Round Tent.
A store was soon built an…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQW5_yuba-county-veterans-memorial_Marysville-CA.html
We as a community have committed ourselves to honor our Veterans?the living and the dead.
We must embrace the fact that we are the benefactors of their sacrifices. We must also remember to honor the Veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice - th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQW0_hammon-grove_Browns-Valley-CA.html
Donated to Yuba County, and opened in July 1928, this park is but a tiny remnant of the 10,000+ acres controlled by Wendell P. Hammon's Dredging companies. He arrived in California in 1875 and by 1902 had developed the incredible machinery needed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQV6_browns-valley-beginnings_Browns-Valley-CA.html
Maidu Indians had made this valley their home for generations until gold was discovered on the Yuba River, June 2, 1848, by Jonas Spect disrupting their way of life forever. Miners flocked to the area, mining up and down the banks of the Yuba. In …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQV2_browns-valley-1850-1860_Browns-Valley-CA.html
Browns Valley was an early stage stop and mining town sporting 5 hotels and 24 saloons. Freight wagons and mule trains loaded with supplies came up from Marysville with enormous loads of supplies destined for the mines and lumber camps in the high…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMQV1_lord-sholto-douglas_Marysville-CA.html
Within these walls, on Jan. 22, 1896, Lord Sholto Douglas, theatrical entrepreneur, and son of the Marquis of Queensbury of Pugilistic fame, was initiated into the mysteries of ECV. Though Douglas went on to riches, subsequent publicity of his ini…