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| Landmark #293 | Nevada County | Visited: May 12, 2012 | Plaque? NO. 🙁 |
| What is it? | There’s still a house on this site, but no plaque! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Lotta Crabtree was born in New York in 1847. In 1852, the gold fever brought her family to California. Several months after arriving in San Francisco, Mrs. Crabtree and Lotta went to Grass Valley and with Mr. Crabtree started a boarding house for miners. It was here that Lotta met Lola Montez, who taught her to sing and dance. In Scales, Plumas County, Lotta made her first public appearance, which led to a successful career on stage here and abroad.
OTHER TIDBITS: Lotta (short for “Charlotte”) first performed in front of miners at the age of 8! She and her mother toured mining camps all along the Mother Lode before reaching San Francisco in 1859 and New York City in 1864! For the next 27 years, she was a smash success in the US and in England! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 238 Mill St Grass Valley, CA 95945 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~443mi (713km) — 7.4hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |