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| Landmark #464 | Sacramento County | Visited: March 22, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A Prairie City plaque! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Site of Prairie City, mining town and center of trade in California’s gold rush days. In July 1853, at the height of its prosperity, Prairie City included 15 stores and 10 boarding houses and hotels, two stage lines operated daily. A quartz mill that cost $50,000 to build operated here in the 1850s.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: NE corner of Prairie City Rd 500 ft N of State Hwy 50 Folsom, CA 95630 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~393mi (633km) — 6.6hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |