Linda’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Linda. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The townsite was originally laid out in 1850 and originally called Olivehurst by John Rose at the furthest navigable point on the Yuba River, on the south bank above Marysville. The town at that site lasted only two years before moving to its present location. The original site is buried under tailings from hydraulic mining.
Speckert Lumber and Diamond International operated a sawmill in Linda from 1937 to 1984.
In 1986, some of the property owners sued the state for damages following the collapse of a levee.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Linda’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Linda’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewLinda flooding 1986, 1986: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Linda
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Linda, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Linda is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Linda has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Bok Kai Temple in Marysville, 2.6 miles away.
Linda and the nearest listed places
Closest to Linda
Bok Kai TempleMarysville · Chinese Temple mixed with elements of Late 19th Century Mission Revival2.6mi
US Post Office-Marysville MainMarysville · Starved Classicism2.6mi
Jose Manuel Ramirez HouseMarysville · Gothic Revival2.6mi
Marysville Historic Commercial DistrictMarysville · District2.7mi
Packard LibraryMarysville · Building2.7miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Linda flooding 1986 (1986) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.