Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Placer County (Calif.)
- Language:
- English.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Records of court cases, public administrator's reports, road overseer's reports, bonds.
- Biographical / historical:
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Placer County was created April 25, 1851, from parts of Sutter and Yuba Counties. It was an important mining county and was given its name because placer mining was the principal method of mining for gold there. Auburn is the county seat.
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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900 N Street, Room 200, P.O. Box 942837Sacramento, CA 94237-0001, US
- Contact:
- (916) 654-0176