Rhode Island Ravine

Places of Interest

Grass Valley Public Library

Library

Photo: Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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.

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.

North Star Mine and Powerhouse

Quarry

Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0.

The North Star Mine and Powerhouse are located on Lafayette Hill a short distance south of Grass Valley in the U.S. state of California. It was the second largest producer of gold during California's Gold Rush.

Places in the Area

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.

Rhode Island Ravine

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Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Curious Valleys to Discover

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