Historical Figures from Today's Event:
- ◄• Mary Armes 1860-1947
- ◄• Donald Atwood* 1914-1918
- ◄► Alma Bell 1885-1952
- ◄• Irene Burns 1872-1962
- ◄► Margaret Coan 1867-1924
- ◄• Dr. Alfred Couture* 1867-1918
- ◄• Walter Crosby 1876-1962
- ◄► Frank "Big Dip" Dependener 1869-1928
- ◄• "Rattlesnake Dick" Barter 1833-1859
- ◄• Minnie Malcom (nee Foster) 1894-1920
- ◄• Joe Francis 1854-1919
- ◄• Mary Gietzen* 1896-1918
- ◄• Sarah Gomez 1856-1918
- ◄• Sheriff Elmer Gum 1873-1941
- ◄• Deputy George Martin 1826-1859
- ◄> Ann Fogarty (nee Murphy) 1829-1907
- ◄• Bertha Snowden 1864-1937
- ◄• Mabel Bronson Spear 1832-1911
Discover objects that tell stories of murder, execution, mourning, and more...
Bernhard Museum
291 Auburn Folsom Road
Hair art was a popular way to remember loved in the Victorian period; alive or dead.
Gold Rush Museum
601 Lincoln Way
On display is the actual rope used to execute Stephen Richards in 1884.
Placer County Museum
101 Maple Street
Visit the Museum Gallery to catch a glimpse of graffiti left by men who were jailed for crimes from vagrancy to murder.
Free admission!
For more information visit
www.placer.ca.gov/museums
or call (530) 889-6500
Sponsored by Placer County Museums and the Museums' Docent Guild
Old
Auburn
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