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Historic Context Statement for the City of Grass Valley, Nevada County, California (2010) (57 pages)

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City of Grass Valley, Historic Context Historic Resource Associates, 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I. II. II. IV. INTRODUCTION HISTORIC CONTEXT A. From Mining Camp to Mining Town (1848-1852) B. From Mining Town to Major Commercial Center (18531859) . C. The Civil War Years and Consolidation of Quartz Mining (1860s) D. Merchants, Mining, and Town Development (1870s-1880s) E. Formation of Modern-Day Grass Valley (1890s-1910s) F. The Roaring 20s and the Great Depression (1920s-1930s) G. Post World War II Years (1940s-1950s) . IMPORTANT THEMES IN THE HISTORY OF GRASS VALLEY . . Mining . Infrastructure . Commerce/ Trade . Socio-Cultural . Religion . Education . Residential Housing . H. Landscape Architecture QO™”AmMoanaDS REFERENCES . 10 15 25 28 39 42 46 47 47 47 47 48 48 48 48 49