Grass Valley CA Landmarks & Monuments
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AEmpire Mine State Historic Park
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- 10791 East Empire Street
Grass Valley, CA - +1 530 273 8522
- Highlights: visitor center, guided tours, picnic … more
- Overview Empire Mine State Historic Park is the site of one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California. The park is in Grass Valley at 10791 East Empire Street. In existence for more than 100 years, the mine produced 5.6 million ounces of gold before it closed in 1956. (... more on Parks.ca.gov
- Overview Empire Mine State Historic Park belongs to the California State Historic Park system, a part of the California Department of Parks and Recreation. The state park is located in Grass Valley, California. The Empire Mine is "one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in Cali... more on En.wikipedia.org
Empire Mine State Historic Park
10791 East Empire StreetGrass Valley, CA
BEmpire Mine State Historic Park
- Grass Valley
CA, California - 5302738522
- Gold was discovered in California in 1848 during the construction Sutter's Mill (the site is in the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historical Park northeast of Sacramento), but the biggest source ... more on Epinions.com
- Overview For more than 100 years, Empire Mine in Grass Valley was one of the largest, deepest, longest operating and richest gold mines around - producing nearly six million ounces of gold. The park contains many of the mine's buildings, the owner's home and restored gardens, as well as the entrance to 36... more on Epinions.com
Empire Mine State Historic Park
Grass ValleyCA, California
CMount Saint Marys Convent and Academy
- S Church Street
Grass Valley, CA 95945 - +1 812 379 4491
- Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
- Overview Mount St. Mary’s Convent and Orphan Asylum is the only extant original orphanage in California. The Sisters of Mercy arrived in Grass Valley on August 20 of 1863, to found a branch of their order and to care for and educate orphans whose parents had died from mining accidents or illness. Father... more on Malakoff.com
Mount Saint Marys Convent and Academy
S Church StreetGrass Valley, CA 95945
DHome of Lola Montez
- 248 Mill St
Grass Valley CA 95945 - 800 655-4667 California only
- Highlights: wheelchair accessible more
- Overview In her home which occupied this site, Lola's social salons 1853-55 attracted men of vision whose investments and technology founded Nevada County's gold quartz mining industry. She brought culture and refinement to this rude mining camp. A mistress of international intrigue and a feminist before ... more on Donaldlaird.com
- Overview In the center of town, on the site of the original, stands a reproduction of the Lola Montez House, home of the notorious dancer, singer, and courtesan. Montez, who arrived in Grass Valley in the early 1850s, was no great talent—her popularity among miners derived from her suggestive "spide... more on Fodor's
Home of Lola Montez
248 Mill StGrass Valley CA 95945
EMiners Foundry Cultural Center
- 325 Spring St
Nevada City,CA,95959 - +1 530 265 5040
- My friend held her wedding here this past weekend. I have to say it was pretty cool. Some of the pictures on the wall are a bit creepy, but overall the ... more on Yelp
- I have been here multiple times. I have mainly seen a local band here several times, called The Deadbeats. However, I've also seen Leftover Salmon here ... more on Yelp
Miners Foundry Cultural Center
325 Spring StNevada City,CA,95959
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