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The Nevada City Downtown Historic District is a 16-acre (6.5 ha) historic district in Nevada City within the U.S. state of California. Located in Nevada County, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It dates from 1917, with examples of Moderne and Italianate architecture. The period of significance is 1856–1917.
Nevada City (originally, Ustumah, a Nisenan village; [6] later, Nevada, Deer Creek Dry Diggins, and Caldwell's Upper Store) [7] is the county seat of Nevada County, California, United States, 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Sacramento, 84 miles (135 km) southwest of Reno and 147 miles (237 km) northeast of San Francisco. The population was 3,152 ...
The city was founded as “Nevada” by European immigrants in 1849, during the California Gold Rush. In 1850–51, it was the most important mining town in the state. In 1864, the word “City” was added to the name to relieve confusion with the nearby state of Nevada.
73000418. Added to NRHP. April 11, 1973 [1] Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is a state park unit preserving Malakoff Diggins, the largest hydraulic mining site in California, United States. The mine was one of several hydraulic mining sites at the center of the 1882 landmark case Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company. [2]
Nevada County, California. ( 2020) Nevada County ( / nɪˈvædə / ⓘ niv-AD-ə) is a county located in the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. As of the 2020 census, its population was 102,241. [7] The county seat is Nevada City. [8]
90001809. Added to NRHP. December 10, 1990 [1] The Doris Foley Library for Historical Research (formerly, Nevada City Free Public Library and Nevada City Library; colloquially: Carnegie Library or Foley) [2] is a reference and research library in Nevada City, in Nevada County, California. Built in 1907, the Romanesque Revival style building is ...
The National Exchange Hotel (also known as the National Hotel) is located in Nevada City in the U.S. state of California. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a California Historical Landmark, it is one of the oldest continuously operated hotels west of the Rockies. [3] It opened in August 1856 under the name of "Bicknell Block".
Skyline of Reno, third most populous city in Nevada. Mountains around North Las Vegas, suburb of Las Vegas. Sparks, suburb of Reno and Nevada's fifth most populous city. Carson City, Nevada's capital and sixth largest city by population. Main street of Nevada's newest city, Fernley. Downtown Elko, eighth most populous city in Nevada.