History – Old Town Auburn, California

160 years of rich history from Gold Rush to Endurance Races

Hunters, trappers, explorers, miners.

admin | July 1, 2009

It wasn’t until the 1840’s that the first Euro-American hunters, trappers and fur traders appeared in the Ravine. They were soon followed by explorer/surveyor John Fremont in 1843 – 44, John Bidwell in 1844 – 45 and Theodore Sigard in 1845. As the first settlers started appearing in the early wagon trains, a young Frenchman [...]