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Sierra County California
THE COMMUNITY (CONTINUED)
and and inn keepers Its small towns isolation and and wilderness influence
have fostered a a a high level of community cohesiveness among residents combined with a a a spirit of independence and self-reliance The eastern and western regions of the County are divided by the 6 700-foot-high Yuba Pass The County seat of Downieville (pop 325) is in the the western region of the the County situated on on the the confluence of the the Yuba and Downie Downie Rivers Downieville was established in in in the 1800s as a a a a a gold mining town and many of its buildings are remnants of the Gold Rush days The town has plank sidewalks and and historic brick and and stone buildings Other communities in the the western portion of the the County are Sierra City Forest City Alleghany Pike and Goodyears Bar The City of of Loyalton (pop 825) located in the eastern portion of of the the the County in in in the the the Sierra Valley - the the the largest alpine valley in in in North America - - is is the County’s only incorporated city This 5 000-foot
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