Prairie City, California

Prairie City was a gold-mining community that once sat on the American River in the Sierra Nevada foothills, near present-day Folsom in Sacramento County, California.

What was left of the town is believed to be covered in river rocks, from gold dredging of the American River in the early 1900s.

When construction was being performed for the freeway on-ramp near an Intel building, a few bodies were unearthed during construction. Though the names of these people are unknown, it is assumed they were Prairie City residents. Their skeletal remains were re-buried in the Mormon Island relocation cemetery, south of Folsom Lake.

Present day

The general site of Prairie City is a California Historical Landmark (#464).^[1]

The Folsom subdivision Prairie Oaks was named for it, because it is believed that the city once stood in this general area.

See also

• California Historical Landmarks in Sacramento County, California
• Mining communities of the California Gold Rush

References

External links

• Prairie City History, pictures

Municipalities and communities of Sacramento County, California, United States
County seat: Sacramento
Cities	Citrus Heights Elk Grove Folsom Galt Isleton Rancho Cordova Sacramento
CDPs	Antelope Arden-Arcade Carmichael Clay Courtland Elverta Fair Oaks Florin Foothill Farms Franklin Freeport Fruitridge Pocket Gold River Herald Hood La Riviera Lemon Hill Mather McClellan Park North Highlands Orangevale Parkway Rancho Murieta Rio Linda Rosemont Vineyard Walnut Grove Wilton
Unincorporated communities	Locke Need Paintersville Parkway-South Sacramento Ryde Sloughhouse
Ghost towns	Michigan Bar Mormon Island Norristown or Hoboken Prairie City Sutterville