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Rough & Ready, CA

Rough & Ready Wedding Chapel
Rough & Ready, CA Wedding Chapel

Rough & Ready. Nevada County, CA

Where once there were three, this is the last one standing.

First established in 1849 by a mining company in Wisconsin, known as the Rough & Ready Company.  The leader named the company after our 12th President – General Zachary Taylor, nicknamed “Old Rough & Ready”. The town declared its succession from the Union as “the Great Republic from Rough & Ready”, on April 7th 1850 because President Taylor levied a tax on California Mines.  The cry was “taxation without representation”.  However, they voted to rejoin the union less than three months later on July 4th.

Rough & Ready, CA is located just to the West of Grass Valley, CA and approximately 62 miles from Sacramento.  The small town can be found on the Rough & Ready Highway, it was bypassed by State Hwy 20 in the mid 1980’s.

  • The Post Office was established in 1851 and has the zip code 95975
  • Among the oldest buildings are the blacksmith shop, the Odd Fellows Hall and the Old Toll House
  • The 2010 census reported that Rough & Ready had a popular of 963
  • A small Chapel is in Rough & Ready where weddings are occasionally held.
  • Rough & Ready is home to the musical group, “The Fruit Jar Pickers”.
  • Rough & Ready has a relatively new fire house
  • Rough & Ready encompasses just over 3 square miles

 

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