4/15/1996
4/15/1996
Landmark information
- Location:
NE corner of State Hwy 20 and Mountain Rose Rd, Rough and Ready - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
4/15/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
4/15/1996 - GPS Coordinates:
N 39 13.764, W 121 8.343
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Rough and Ready
Established in 1849, and named after the Rough and Ready Company of miners from Wisconsin, in honor of General Zachary Taylor. This was one of the principle towns of Nevada County. Here, in 1850, articles of secession were drawn up establishing the "Republic of Rough and Ready." As a result of disastrous fires, only a few structures remain today of those built in the 1850's.