By Bill Wells The Sacramento / San Joaquin Delta is the largest tidal estuary on the West Coast of the United States. Technically it is an inverse delta where many waterways combine into one and empty into the sea. This is the opposite of a delta such as the Mississippi where one or a few [...]
Nevada County Airport was built in 1932 by Errol McBoyle, owner of the Idaho Maryland Mine. The purpose was to fly gold to Mills Field which is now the San Francisco International Airport. In 1956, Charles Litton of Litton Industries gave the airport to Nevada County. Nevada County Air Airport covers an area of 117 [...]
One of the most beautiful bridges in Nevada County, if not in all of the Gold Country is the Bridgeport covered bridge on the South Fork of the Yuba River in the South Yuba River State Park. The bridge was originally constructed in 1862 and was part of the Virginia Turnpike Company Toll Road that [...]
Driving out two and one half miles north on Highway 49 from Nevada City you might notice a non-descriptive building with a sign “The Willo” along with a small florescent martini glass. You may wonder why there are so many cars and trucks parked outside. Your first thoughts might be, this must be a really [...]
This is a fantastic video of what’s happening in technology and the world. I realize this is not specific to Nevada County, but it certainly has implications to our area and the world we live in. There are several versions of this video and I’m posting Version Two. This video is certainly eye opening. Version Two
Englebright Lake offers a great deal of recreation including boating, camping and fishing. It’s located in Nevada-Yuba Counties, California. The lake was named after Harry Lane Englebright (January 2, 1884-May 13, 1943) who was a politician that served in the United States House of Representatives. He was a House minority whip between 1933 and 1943. He was [...]
A gem in the beautiful City of Grass Valley is the Holbrooke Hotel. Perhaps better said, the Holbrooke Hotel is a nugget of gold, since Grass Valley is a City born of the gold rush of the 1800’s. The history of the building of the Holbrooke Hotel started with Stephen and Clara Smith being among [...]
What is the area called Cedar Ridge? Good question and kind of funny. The official zip code for Cedar Ridge is 95924. The post office (see picture) is the only piece of property in Cedar Ridge that has that zip code. All of the immediate area around the post office is listed as Grass Valley, [...]
On a rainy night in October, 1968, my family moved to Nevada City from Quincy, CA. My sisters, with me following, explored the old Victorian house in darkness, with lightening striking outside the windows. We opened what we thought was a closet, to find a narrow dark staircase curving up to the second floor. My [...]
