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Place Name
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Grass Valley
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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9,048 (1990)
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Location
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Nevada, United States, North America
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Latitude
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39°13'N
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Longitude
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121°04'W
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Grass Valley
, city (1990 pop. 9,048), Nevada (NV) co., E central
Calif., 50 mi/80 km NE of Sacramento, on W
slope of the Sierra Nevada; 39°13'N 121°04'W. Elev.
c.2,400 ft/732 m. Center of gold-mining area
(mines producing since 1850); mfg. (electronic, transportation, and
scientific equip.). Timber; apples; nursery stock; cattle. Home of Lola
Montez, who lived here (1852-1854), is preserved. Beale Air Force Base
to SW; Eaglebright Reservoir to W; Tahoe Natl. Forest to E; Empire Mine
State Historical Park to E. Inc. 1861.
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