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A. M. McGrew is credited as building the first residence in what is now Live Oak after purchasing his claim in 1868. The California and Oregon Railroad, later the Southern Pacific Railroad, first began operating trains to Live Oak in late December of 1869. In 1874, the first store opened, followed by the post office,…

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The town of Sutter started out as South Butte, a small farming community with a post office located near the present Sutter Cemetery site. In 1888, the San Francisco-based Sutter County Land and Improvement Company mapped the 175-acre “Sutter City.” An elementary school opened in August of 1888, and a high school began on the…

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The town of Vernon, California, now Verona, was established in 1849 as a gateway to the gold fields during the California Gold Rush. At the time it was the head of navigation on the Feather River. After a wet winter, navigation was possible all the way to Marysville, and the population of Vernon began to…

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