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Grass Valley, California

Gold rush town in the Sierra foothills. Home of the Empire Mine, now a California state park.

Grass Valley's claim to fame, aside from having produced more than $80,000,000 in gold (5,800,000 oz. of gold is estimated) , is it once was the home of Lola Montez, an exotic dancer in the Latin fashion. Miss Montez, born Eliza Gilbert in Ireland, attained worldwide fame but not fortune as a dancer.

Grass Valley received its name from a group of emigrants who arrived there in 1849 after a tortuous trip across the country.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grass_Valley,_California