Placer County Gold
Auburn statues pictured: Claude Chana (left) on Lincoln Way at Maple/Park Streets and The Chinese Coolie (right) on Lincoln Way & Elm Ave.
Placer County Gold–Yesterday & Today
By Craig MacDonald
Placer County, which runs from Roseville (east of Sacramento) to Lake Tahoe, is known around the world for its spectacular national forests, lakes, rivers, wine and fruits. But it was gold–lots of it–that first helped it gain fame. In 1848, Frenchman Claude Chana discovered gold in Auburn Ravine.
The town of Auburn, named because of its red dirt, became a major mining and supply area for the Sierra Nevada Gold Country. Chana, who went on to become successful as a farmer and winemaker, is immortalized in a gigantic, 45-ton concrete statute of him panning gold. Read full story…>
There are the six incorporated cities and towns in Placer County, plus many small communities offer things to see & do…
- Placer County: Valentine Weekend on the Placer Wine Trail February 9-10, 2019, all across Placer County. placerwine.com
- City of Auburn: -Antiques & Vintage Sale February 9-10, 2019 at Gold Country Fairgrounds, 1273 High Street. tbcashows.info
-Taste of Chocolate February 10, 2019, Old Auburn Merchants, 12-3:30 p.m. oldtownauburnca.com - City of Colfax: Flea Market Every 3rd Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at Sierra Vista Community Center, 55 School St.
- City of Lincoln: Chocolate Lovers Ball March 2, 2019, 8-11 p.m. $85, downtownlincolnca.com
- City of Roseville: roseville.ca.us/events
-Bird and Bug Bonanza February 2, 2019, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Free family fun at Utility Exploration Center
-Comedy Night at Roseville Theater, February 8, 2019, 8 p.m. $20-30
-Food Truck Mania 2nd Thursdays, Vernon Street, 5-8 p.m.
-Roseville Gem Faire February 1-3, 2019, Fairgrounds - City of Rocklin: Rocklin Brew Fest June 1, 2019 at Johnson-Springview Park
- Town of Loomis: Winter Celebration February , 2019 at Highhand Gallery
- Olympic Valley: Disco Tubing to music and lights December 28, 2018-March 23, 2019, 5-8 p.m. squawalpine.com
