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Landmarks

The Roadhouse Era: 1849-1864

Soon after gold was discovered in 1848, a road was established from Sacramento to Auburn and beyond to carry supplies to the miners.

Biographies

Burton Lauppe

Burton Lauppe’s great grandfather, Rudolph emigrated from Switzerland in 1832 and lived at the historic Fourteen-Mile House.

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Janie McBride

Janie McBride joined the Ladies in White in 1963 on a part-time basis but that volunteer job ended up becoming full-time as she also trained to be an EMT.

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Elwin Bruce Ellithorpe

Elwin Bruce Ellithorpe was born in Fair Oaks but his family moved around a lot during the Depression and in 1937 he and his family moved to Citrus Heights.

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Jim & Bertha Cook

Ms. Cook was involved with the Citrus Heights Parade Committee and her husband, Jim has owned, built and restored classic cars.

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Richard Kniesel

Richard Kniesel was born in Yugoslavia and emigrated to America in 1952 when he was 12. In 1965 he purchased a gas station in Citrus Heights which would eventually become Kniesel’s Auto Shop.

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