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Virginiatown
4725 Virginiatown Rd, Newcastle,
CA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
38° 54' 6.4656",
-121° 11' 50.8884"
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California State
Historical Marker
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Founded June 1851, the town was commonly called 'Virginia.' Over 2,000 miners worked rich deposits here. In 1852 Captain John Brislow built California's first railroad to carry pay dirt one mile, to Auburn Ravine. It was the site of Philip Armour's and George Aldrich's butcher shop, said to have led to founding of the famous Chicago Armour meatpacking company. (Virginiatown Road, 0.2 mi SE of Fowler and Virginiatown Rds, 7 mi NW of Newcastle)
Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00 |
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Virginiatown Historical Marker Location Map, Newcastle, California Map
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