Catch the September edition of our North Lake Tahoe newsletter
Save the date: Inaugural pet adoption event with Congressman Kiley & Supervisor Landon
Board of Supervisors takes action to permanently close Penryn Library
Capitol Corridor Sacramento to Roseville Third Track Project secures $42.5 million in federal funding
 On Sept. 23, 1950, the Placer County Historical Society and the California Centennials Commission dedicated two historic plaques, one in Old Town Auburn and the other in Ophir. The plaques were part of a series of historical markers that highlighted the centennials of gold discovery (1848), the Gold Rush (1849) and California statehood (1850). Such plaques were dedicated throughout the state, but especially in the gold country regions, from 1948 through 1950.
Participating in the ceremony at Ophir were the Placer Union High School Band, a color guard made up of Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls, and Judge Lowell Sparks. Tillie Ralston, representing the pioneer families of the area, unveiled the plaque to those in attendance.
The Ophir plaque remained until the year 2013 when someone forcibly removed it for the value of the brass. Fortunately, the culprit was caught, but unfortunately they had already ground off the plaque’s words and cut it into small pieces. On April 11, 2014, members of the local E. Clampus Vitus fraternity and the Placer County Historical Society rededicated a new plaque commemorating Ophir. The pieces of the former plaque are in the collection of the Placer County Museums.
Photo: Ophir plaque dedication with Tillie Ralston standing to the left of the plaque and Lowell Sparks to the right, Sept. 23, 1950
 Don’t miss the fun coming this next week in...
Roseville: Blue Line Arts Presents: Cutting Edge – A Contemporary Glass Exhibition, Family Fest
Rocklin: Barktoberfest, Green Acres Fall Festival 2023 | Rocklin
Lincoln: Dora Dain Farm’s Pumpkin Patch, The Haunted Hop Field at Dueling Dogs Brewing Co.
Auburn: Old Auburn Cemetery Tour, Fall Festival 2023 | Auburn
North Lake Tahoe: Community Clean-up Day, Great Trail Race, Tahoe City Farmer's Market at Commons Beach, First Friday’s at Muse Art Reclaimed
...and many Placer County Library and Placer County Museum events.
Visit our regional partners to discover more of the fun happening right here in Placer County!
Placer County Visitors' Bureau North Tahoe Community Alliance Tahoe City Downtown Association The Arts Council of Placer County Placer Valley Tourism PlacerGROWN Placer Wine Trail
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