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Guide to the Plumas-Eureka Collection

Descriptive Summary

Title:
California. Division of Parks and Recreation. Plumas-Eureka Collection, Plumas-Eureka State Park,

Date Range:
1866 - 1952

(bulk 1880 - 1920).

Collection number:
321.1

Collector:
California State Parks
Plumas-Eureka State Park
Blairsden, CA 96103

Extent:
72 cubic ft.
(69 boxes)

Repository:
California State Parks
Plumas-Eureka State Park
310 Johnsville Rd.
Blairsden, CA 96103
510-836-2380

Abstract:
The Plumas-Eureka Collection is a collection that illuminates the history of gold mining and its impact on the settlement of the Plumas County region of California during the great decades of the California Gold Rush. It consists of materials, including legal records and a nice collection of photographs, that reflect the history of the Plumas-Eureka region, and life in the mining towns of Johnsville and Jamison City, California.

Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please contact the Plumas-Eureka Ranger Station at 530-836-2380.

Language:
English.