Fifty years ago last month a headline blared from atop this newspaper: “It’s official – Empire Mine is now historical state park.” The park resulted from organized activism in Nevada County. It also ...

This includes Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, Empire Mine State Historic Park, Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Lake ...

EMPIRE MINE STATE HISTORIC PARK — I tried to imagine the noise that 1,750-pound stamps — 80 of them — made as they continuously smashed tons of ore into bits at this mine that grew out of a ...

They weren’t in character, yet. But these volunteers have been portraying the inhabitants of the Bourn Cottage at Empire Mine State Park for enough Saturdays now to turn their characters on and ...