Grass Valley, California
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Gold rush town in the Sierra foothills. Home of the Empire Mine, now a California state park.
Grass Valley's claim to fame, aside from having produced more than $80,000,000 in gold (5,800,000 oz. of gold is estimated) , is it once was the home of Lola Montez, an exotic dancer in the Latin fashion. Miss Montez, born Eliza Gilbert in Ireland, attained worldwide fame but not fortune as a dancer.
Grass Valley received its name from a group of emigrants who arrived there in 1849 after a tortuous trip across the country.
Grass Valley's claim to fame, aside from having produced more than $80,000,000 in gold (5,800,000 oz. of gold is estimated) , is it once was the home of Lola Montez, an exotic dancer in the Latin fashion. Miss Montez, born Eliza Gilbert in Ireland, attained worldwide fame but not fortune as a dancer.
Grass Valley received its name from a group of emigrants who arrived there in 1849 after a tortuous trip across the country.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Valley,_California
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°13'9"N 121°3'12"W
- Sacramento, California 74 km
- Carson City, Nevada 100 km
- Reno, Nevada 105 km
- Stockton, California 133 km
- Oakland, California 186 km
- Redding, California 199 km
- Fremont, California 203 km
- Merced, California 210 km
- San Jose, California 213 km
- Fresno, California 274 km
- Empire Mine State Historic Park 2 km
- Cedar Ridge, California 3.2 km
- Nevada County Air Park 4.4 km
- Lava Cap Mine (superfund site) 7.5 km
- Alta Sierra Country Club 9 km
- Greenhorn Creek Pit 11 km
- Peninsula Resort Campground 12 km
- Orchard Springs Campground 12 km
- Long Ravine Resort 13 km
- Rollins Lake 13 km