Description: Includes many biographies...History of Sierra County, CANew! 101-Page Book Early days in Sierra County, California, are recalled in this new 101-page spiral-bound book, an excerpt from History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties, originally printed in 1882 by Fariss & Smith Publishing Company of San Francisco. The colorful front cover is printed on 80# card stock and has been protected with a vinyl sheet. Books for Plumas County and Lessen County are available in our eBay Store. Loyalyon is the county's only incorporated city. Other communities in the county today, some of which may not be mentioned in the vintage book, include Alleghany, Calpine, Downieville, Goodyears Bar, Pike, Sattley, Sierra Brooks, Sierra City, Sierraville and Verdi. The history of Sierra County is an exceptionally colorful one, with tales of hangings, lynchings, shootings, robberies, gold discoveries, etc. But along with this, the book includes the early history of the county, its organization and early officials, judges and lawyers, state senators, assemblymen, etc., the courthouse, hospital, etc. Last names of biographies include: Abbe, Bigelow, Brown, Burgess, Busch, Byington, Goff, Haskins, Haven, Heringlake, Hill, Hutchison, Jones, Jump, Kennedy, Kimball, Lefever, Luther, Martinetti, McGuire, Meany, Mowry, Nessler, Orear, Osgood, Pauly, Purdy, Ryan, Sawyer, Scheffer, Scott, Scullin, Spaulding, Stewart, Strange, Vaughn, Ward, Weir, West, Weston, Wiggins, Whitney, and Wixson. Note: Some area residents, with connections to both Sierra and Plumas Counties, may be found in the Plumas book instead of this book.Illustrations are primarily of county residences or businesses. Our California booklets are a good resource for learning about the history, geography and social climate of places where you or your ancestors have lived or of places you plan to visit. Wouldn't this make a unique gift?
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Location: Tucson, Arizona
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 60 Days
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Format: Paperback
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: Historical
Language: English
