Glenbrook, Nevada County, California
Former settlement in California, United States
39°14′32″N 121°02′04″W / 39.24222°N 121.03444°W / 39.24222; -121.03444Glenbrook is a former settlement in Nevada County, California, located near Grass Valley.[2] It was listed on an official map as of 1949.[3]
History
In the late 1800s, the Shelton College and Nevada County Academy were located at Glenbrook.[4]
In 1887, Glenbrook became notable for the Glenbrook Park and Racetrack where the first outdoor sports event was lit by electricity.[5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glenbrook, Nevada County, California
- ^ "NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA". calsign.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 491. ISBN 9781884995149.
- ^ Prospectus of the Shelton College and Nevada County Academy, located at Glenbrook, midway between Grass Valley and Nevada City, Nevada County, California, for the year 1889. 1889. OCLC 14569744.
- ^ Brower, Maria E. (2006). Gold Rush Towns of Nevada County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 124. ISBN 0-7385-4692-5.
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Municipalities and communities of Nevada County, California, United States
County seat: Nevada City
- Grass Valley
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communities
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- Badger Hill
- Baltimore Town
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- Boca
- Boston Ravine
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- Bridgeport
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- Chalk Bluff
- Cherokee
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- Democrat
- French Lake
- Glenbrook
- Gold Hill
- Hobart Mills
- Hunt's Hill
- Iceland
- Indian Springs
- Kentucky Flat
- Little York
- Maybert
- Meadow Lake
- Moores Flat
- Newtown
- Omega
- Orleans Flat
- Red Dog
- Remington Hill
- Rose's Corral
- Sebastopol
- Shands
- Snow Point
- Snow Tent
- Spenceville
- Sweetland
- Town Talk
- Tsekankan
- Union Hill
- Ustoma
- Waloupa
- Wokodot
- Woolsey Flat
- Yamako
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