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The Maidu of Indian Valley built campoodies from lumber scraps salvaged from local sawmills and cedar bark from the trees. These summer shelters also were built to take advantage of the southern exposure along the valley’s edge. From Plumas County: History of the Feather River Region, by Jim Young.

This rare interior photo of the Silver Creek Joss House shows cakes and pies given to the Chinese by local housewives for Chinese New Year, 1896.  There are papers pasted to the beams, which are good luck banners. Today, the clock on the wall in the background hangs in the Plumas County Museum in Quincy. From Plumas County: History of the Feather River Region, by Jim Young.

Miners and carpenters pose at the entrance to the famous Plumas Eureka Mine in Johnsville. Note that, in 1905, these men were wearing soft hats, prior to the advent of hardhats and carbide lamps. From Plumas County: History of the Feather River Region, by Jim Young.

To get supplies to the remote mines of Plumas County, pack mules were employed as the most effective, cost-efficient method. This string of pack animals is stopped in front of the original Plumas County Courthouse in about 1880. From Plumas County: History of the Feather River Region, by Jim Young.

Donkey engines powered the “jammer,” which straddled the tracks and obviously was capable of lifting even heavier loads than the huge logs it placed on waiting railcars: c. 1915. From PlumasCounty: History of the Feather River Region, by Jim Young.

Lake Almanor was created when the dam near Canyon Dam was finished in 1914.  The lake inundated beautiful Big Meadows, once home to Maidu Indians, cattle and dairy ranches, and a number of resorts.  It is now a favorite spot for water sports recreation. From Plumas County: History of the Feather River Region, by Jim Young.

When the Feather River Canyon Highway (now Highway 70) officially opened in August 1937, locals and dignitaries from all over the state converged at the Grizzlly Dome Tunnel near theButte-Plumas County line to celebrate the auspicious occasion. From Plumas County: History of the Feather River Region, by Jim Young.

Bucks Ranch, along the Beckwourth route from Quincy to Oroville, raised cattle and included a large hotel and stage stop. From Plumas County: History of the Feather River Region, by Jim Young.

A sign at one entrance to historic Taylorsville.  Carol Kingdon is fondly remembered, in part for her time spent planting lovely daffodils in Taylorsville and the surrounding areas. Photo by Richard McCutcheon.

Taylor Hotel: Job Taylor built this hotel where the Taylorsville Elementary School's field is today. To the right of this hotel is China Grade Road, which was a toll road built by Chinese laborers in 1860. It runs over Mt. Hough and was the only road between Quincy and Taylorsville until 1870. At one time, there was a large Chinese settlement next to the grade road. Indian Valley Museum archives photo.

Taylor Hotel on April Fools Day, 1948. At first, residents thought that the fire alarm was an April Fools Day joke. It obviously was not. This was a sad day forTaylorsville locals, as the hotel was just being restored and already had a soda fountain and a very fine dinner house at its rear. Indian Valley Museum archives photo.

Built around 1910, this building was once an ice cream parlor and drug store with pool tables in the back. Joe Cooke, with the help of his son Bob, ran it from 1932 until Joe's death. Bob and his mother, Timey, ran the establishment until 1942, when Aldo and Marie Sorsoli bought it.  The store became the Taylorsville Tavern in the 1940’s.  To the left is the Vernon House Hotel, owned by John Hardgrave. Indian Valley Museum archives photo.

Later named Indian Valley Creamery, the Taylorsville Creamery was built in 1904. Workers used to cut blocks of ice from the river every winter and packed them in sawdust in order to keep the milk and other products cool. Indian Valley Museum archives photo.