2/29/1996
7/29/2003
2/29/1996
Landmark information
- Location:
SW corner of Maple St and Lincoln Way, Auburn - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
2/29/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
7/29/2003 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 53.764, W 121 4.734 - Other Designations:
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
City of Auburn
Gold discovered near here by Claude Chana May 16, 1848. Area first known as "North Fork" or "Wood's Dry Diggings". Settlement given name of Auburn in fall of 1849. Soon became important mining town, trading post and stage terminal. County seat of Sutter County 1850 and Placer County 1851. Destroyed by fire 1855, 1859 and 1863.