The Punchbowl

Places of Interest

North Star Mine and Powerhouse

Quarry

Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0.

The North Star Mine and Powerhouse are an historic gold mine and associated power generating facility located on Lafayette Hill in the Grass Valley Mining District, a short distance south of Grass Valley, California.

Grass Valley Public Library

Library

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Grass Valley Public Library is a Carnegie library and on the National Register of Historic Places. Located in Grass Valley, California and a part of the Nevada County Library System, it is open Tuesday through Saturday. Grass Valley Public Library is situated 1½ miles northeast of The Punchbowl.

Empire Mine State Historic Park

Park

Photo: Beej71, CC BY 2.5.

Empire Mine State Historic Park is a state-protected mine and park in the Sierra Nevada mountains in Grass Valley, California, U.S. The Empire Mine is on the National Register of Historic Places, a federal Historic District, and a California Historical Landmark. Empire Mine State Historic Park is situated 2 miles east of The Punchbowl.

Places in the Area

Boston Ravine

Hamlet

Photo: Cullen328, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Boston Ravine is a former settlement and a geographic feature in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile south-southwest of Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,339 ft above sea level. The ravine was formed by Wolf Creek, which flows through it.

Grass Valley

Photo: Jane Pojawa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Grass Valley is a city in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 14,016. Situated at roughly 2,500 feet in elevation in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, this northern Gold Country city is 57 miles by car from Sacramento and 88 miles west of Reno.

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