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Camera Maker Canon Camera Model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Aperture f/2.8 Exposure Value 0 EV
Exposure Program Manual Exposure Time 1/125 sec
Flash No Flash Focal Length 24 mm
ISO 800 Metering Mode Pattern
Date/Time 2010:03:05 16:50:52 Resolution Unit Inch
X Resolution 240 dots per ResolutionUnit Y Resolution 240 dots per ResolutionUnit
Exposure Mode 1 Keywords travel United States of America United States America USA US California CA Placer County Auburn City of Auburn gold mine mining Claude Chana North Fork Wood's Dry Diggings mining town trading post stage terminal Sutter County county seat history historical historic historical marker famous landmark road side highway popular Place of Interest Places of Interest Tourist Attraction Tourist Attractions Tourist Destination Tourist Destinations Travel Destination Travel Destinations tour tourism tourist attraction destination Sign Signs American Day Daytime Historical Sites Vertical Education Historical Site Marker Markers Outdoor Outdoors Outside Road Road Signs Roadside Roadsign information
Caption CITY OF AUBURN - Gold discovered near here by Claude Chana on May 16, 1848. First known as "North Fork" or "Wood's Dry Diggings". Settlement given name Auburn in fall of 1849. Soon became important mining town, trading post, and stage terminal. County seat of Sutter County 1850 and Placer County in 1851. Destroyed by fire 1855, 1859, and 1863. State Registered Landmark No. 404 Tablet palced by California Centennials Commission. Base furnished by Placer County Historical Society. Dedicated September 23, 1950.