Empire Mine State Historic Park
Empire Mine State Historic Park is a tourism office in Nevada County, Gold Country, California which is located on East Empire Street. Empire Mine State Historic Park is situated nearby to the tourism office Model Room, as well as near Mining Engineer’s Office.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Empire Mine State Historic Park and Grass Valley Public Library.
Empire Mine State Historic Park
Park
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.
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. Grass Valley Public Library is situated 1 mile northwest of Empire Mine State Historic Park.
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. North Star Mine and Powerhouse is situated 2 miles southwest of Empire Mine State Historic Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Hill and Hills Flat.
Union Hill
Hamlet
Union Hill is a former settlement in Nevada County, California, 1.5 mi from Grass Valley. Its elevation is 2,700 ft above sea level. Gold mining is recorded as early as January 30, 1851.
Hills Flat
Hamlet
Hills Flat is a neighborhood of Grass Valley, California, United States, formerly an unincorporated community of Nevada County. It lies at an elevation of 2457 feet.
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.
Empire Mine State Historic Park
- Type: Tourism office
- Address: 10791 East Empire Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945
- Categories: information, building, and tourism
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.20705° or 39° 12′ 25″ northLongitude
-121.04708° or 121° 2′ 50″ westOperator
California State ParkOpen location code
84FW6X43+R5OpenStreetMap ID
way 386844542OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=information
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