The Plumas County Museum is a 501(c)3 organization and historical museum located in

Quincy, California Quincy (formerly, Quinsy) is a census-designated place and the county seat of Plumas County, California. The population was 1,630 during the 2020 Census, down from 1,728 during the 2010 Census, and 1,879 during the 2000 Census. History Quincy ...

. Exhibits focus on

Plumas County Plumas County () is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is ...

, including the

Maidu The Maidu are a Native Americans in the United States, Native American people of northern California. They reside in the central Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada, in the watershed area of the Feather River, Feather and American River, American ...

people, the California Gold Rush, the logging industry, and the local community. In addition to artifacts on display, the museum houses an archive of over 5,000 photographs, as well as documents, and a 1,000-item map collection. The museum is owned and managed by an association, which also owns and maintains the 1878 Variel Home as well as the 1859 Goodwin Law Office, the oldest continually used law office in the state of California."Plumas County Museum"
''Plumas County Museum'' Retrieved 14 Jun 2017.

History

The museum was endowed by the estate of Stella Fay Miller of Quincy, California.

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History

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