Guidebook
NO. 464 PRAIRIE CITY - Site of Prairie City, mining town and center of trade in California's gold rush days. In July 1853, at the height of its prosperity, Prairie City included 15 stores and 10 boarding houses and hotels, two stage lines operated daily. A quartz mill that cost $50,000 to build operated here in the 1850s.
Location
East side of Prairie City Road 500' North of Highway 50
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CHL #464 - Prairie City Site
CHL #464 - Prairie City Site
CHL #464 - Prairie City Site State Marker