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History · Nicolaus
Nicolaus’s history is mostly unwritten
The public archives hold no old photos of Nicolaus yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
What stands out about Nicolaus’s past Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · Help out Start Nicolaus’s collection The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Nicolaus’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos 00s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
The story How Nicolaus came to be From Wikipedia’s history of Nicolaus.
Read it all → Nicolaus Allgeier established a ferry at what later became the town of Nicolaus in 1843 to cross the Feather River on the road between Sutter's Fort and Sutter's Hock Farm. The town was established in 1850 and has had a post office since July 28, 1851 making it one of the oldest post offices in the state.
Text from Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 .
By decade No old photos in the archives yet Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Famous people Famous people close to Nicolaus Nobody well known was born in Nicolaus itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Stories next door
History across the town line
Memory lane What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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What used to stand where something else is now in Nicolaus? → Who remembers Nicolaus in the 1950s? → A family story from old Nicolaus → Does anyone have photos of Nicolaus from the 1990s? →
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