Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad
1876 – 1942
Depot was 100 yards N.E. of this spot. Built by John Flint Kidder between 1874-76. It ran 22 miles from Colfax to Nevada City via Grass Valley. Rails taken up on 1942. Sarah Kidder, widow of builder , world’s first woman railroad president 1901 – 13.
Marker is on East Grass Valley Street, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
