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fifteen original gold-rush era buildings that remained in Nevada City. Forrest "Scotty" Zion of the Great Falls business, Zion
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for the next 24 years, destroying many of Nevada City’s buildings. When the mining had come to an end in 1922, about $ 2.5 billion worth of gold in today's market had been extracted. The dredges were then disassembled and the heavy wooden barges were left to slowly be reclaimed by nature. Other
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