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Marysville
Tammy L. Hopkins
Henry Delamere
出版
Arcadia Publishing
, 2007
主題
History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
History / United States / State & Local / General
ISBN
0738547379
9780738547374
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=M5R0ENOAoFUC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Known as the "Gateway to the Goldfields," Marysville was once one of California's largest and most prosperous cities during the gold rush era; millions of dollars in gold were shipped from Marysville to the U.S. Mint in San Francisco. The community began in 1842 when Theodor Cordua purchased land for a livestock ranch near the junction of the Yuba River and the Feather River, the major waterway from Sacramento. By 1851, the city of 10,000 was incorporated and named after Mary Murphy, a survivor of the ill-fated Donner Party and wife of Charles Covillaud, one of the city founders. The citizens of Marysville prospered during those days and built magnificent homes in Gothic Victorian, Queen Anne, Greek Revival, Edwardian, Italianate, and Eastlake styles, as well as brick commercial buildings, mills, ironworks, machine shops, and factories. Although many have now been lost to fire, flood, and redevelopment, the city still retains much of its early charm.