Poeville, Nevada
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Poeville, also known as Peavine until 1863, is the site of a historical mining town, established in 1864. John Poe, a professional promoter from Michigan allegedly related to Edgar Allan Poe, discover
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Cisco, California
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Cisco is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Cisco is located on the Union Pacific Railroad, 0.5 miles south-southwest of Cisco Grove. It lies at an elevation of 5938 feet.
Poeville, Nevada
…town was difficult, and also water resources were scarce. The situation improved in 1866, when the extracted ore was freighted to smelters by wagon to Cisco, California, and, after the completion of the Central Pacific Railroad, by rail to Sacramento, California. Income from the mines was low, for the extracted ore was…
Stereo card view of the CPRR's Cisco Depot during late spring time c. 1868
Stereo view of the Cisco Depot from a similar vantage during winter time c. 1869