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The Martis Fund and Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation: A Decade of Collaborative Action
"Collaboration is a shared value between The Martis Fund and the Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation,” says Alexis Ollar, Vice President of The Martis Fund. “By working together with regional partn...
Bear Yuba Land Trust
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The Pioneer Monument at Donner Pass marks a museum and state park dedicated to the emigrants who crossed the Sierra Nevada. Izzet Safer Shutterstock
High in the Sierra is this pistol-shaped piece of land, with the barrel aimed at Nevada state—it took the name “Nevada” (snowy) years before California’s neighbor did. The county seat is well-preserved Nevada City, but the largest town is Truckee. (There’s a story that the word “Truckee” means “Okay” in Paiute, which is yet another western legend that might not stand up to scrutiny.) Another place of note is Grass Valley, a haven of eclectic types. One is harpist/singer Joanna Newsom; another is the international courtesan Lola Montez, who lived there in the early 1850s. Nevada County’s highest peak—9,100-foot Mount Lola—is named after Montez. She was a special friend to everyone from Franz Liszt to HRH King Ludwig I of Bavaria, and maybe Alexandre Dumas fils, too.
There are abundant resources for those curious about Nevada County’s past; here are some of the standouts.
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