Downieville, California
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Downieville is the county seat of Sierra County, California. Downieville was settled in 1849 during the California Gold Rush and is named after William Downey, a Scotsman who once ran the town's mining operation. Downieville reached a peak population of over 5,000 people in 1851 but declined sharply by 1865. Downieville is located north of the Middle Fork of the Yuba River and was the original state capital of California before it moved to its current location in Sacramento.
Downieville is a popular mountain biking and hiking destination.
Geography
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Location of Downieville, California
Downieville is located at Template:Coor dms (39.56162, -120.816895).
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Location of Downieville, California
Trivia
- Because Loyalton is Sierra County's most populous municipality and its only incorporated city, generally half of the meetings of the county's board of supervisors are held in Downieville and the other half are held in Loyalton. [1] (http://www.sierracounty.ws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=31&MMN_position=7:7)
External link
- http://www.visitdownieville.com/
- Downieville - California Ghost Town (http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ca/downieville.html)