Natural, Prehistory, & History
of Portola and Mohawk Valley


Delleker Mill Pond -1930's < > The Great Clio Train Wreck < > The Clairville Hotel -1890's
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Graeagle Mill Pond - 1920's < > Johnsville General Store - 1940's < > Beckwourth St. Bridge, Portola - 1914
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WRITTEN AND DESIGNED BY PETE, Andy, AND RAY RHODE
WE WISH TO THANK THE WILLIAMS HOUSE MUSEUM
AND PORTOLA AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FOR MANY OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND INFORMATION
(GO TO PORTOLA VISITORS CENTER HERE)



Sierra Valley and the towns of Beckwourth, Graeagle, Johnsville, and Portola are all nestled at the foot of the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in northeastern California.


New! This Month's Feature- Sierra Valleys Rail Road (1895-1911)
Travel back in time (ring the bell here!)

Sierra Valleys Rail Road Train at Grizzly Creek



See Sierra Valley 10,000 years ago!

Sierra Valley today < > Lake Beckwourth 10,000 years ago!
See larger images
Sierra Valley today < > Lake Beckwourth
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The construction of the Clio Trestle
Come Aboard!

__May I have this dance?INVITATION TO PORTOLA'S 1ST BALL, 1911



(NEW! GO TO SIERRA VALLEYS RAIL ROAD)

(GO TO CLOVER VALLEY LUMBER COMPANY)
(GO TO HISTORY OF PORTOLA)
(GO TO LOCAL AREA PHOTO PAGE)
(GO TO HISTORIC, ROWDY CLAIRVILLE!)
(GO TO PREHISTORY OF PORTOLA AREA)
(GO TO GREAT CLIO TRAIN WRECK OF 1931)
(HIKE DOWN THE FEATHER RIVER)
(GO BACK TO THE BAD WINTER OF 1952)




Commercial Street, Portola, 1913 < > 1930's





Old Foot Bridge across Feather River circa 1935 < > Western Pacific Depot at Portola before 1925



Click on links below for further information:

The Clover Valley Lumber Company
Early Clairville, Graeagle, Johnsville,Portola
The Feather River
Early Railroads
Sierra Valleys Rail Road
Prehistory
Photo Gallery



Other Related Links:


City of Portola Web Site
Plumas County Museum Link
Plumas County Visitors Bureau
Portola Reporter/Feather River Bulletin
Plumas County Map
USGS Recent California/Nevada Earthquake Map
M.S. Ficklin's Boca and Loyalton Railroad Site
Graeagle Area Information
Shirley West's Graeagle History
Portola/Western Pacific Railroad Museum
Grizzly Ranch



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