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Empire Mine State Park, Grass Valley

The Empire Mine is the site of the oldest, largest, and richest gold mine in California. From 1850 to its closing in 1956, it produced 5.8 million ounces of gold.This 5.8 million ounces of gold would fill a box 7 feet on each side. It is estimated that this represented only 20% of the available [...]

Posted Under: History of Nevada County,Nevada County Information,Nevada County Parks
This post was written by jd on December 4, 2010 Comments (0)

Empire Mine State Park, Nevada County

I believe that one of the nuggets of Nevada County is the Empire Mine State Park. Located in Grass Valley, nestled among tall pines, oaks and cedars, it has been brought back to its original grandeur of the mining days of old. This is really one of the state parks that is a must visit. [...]

Posted Under: Nevada County Information,Nevada County Parks,State Parks
This post was written by jd on July 19, 2009 Comments (0)