*ALPINE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA*
652 Listings
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Population:	1,208 2000 census
Area:	472,740 Acres
County Seat:	Silver Mountain City* 1864-1875	Markleeville 1875 - present
Date: March 16, 1864	From Amador, Calaveras & El Dorado Counties

Mining Districts
Name		Type



Historical Landmarks
Number	Name	Date
240	Marklee's Cabin Site	June 23, 1862
315	Kit Carson Marker	1844
318	Ebbetts Pass Route	1850
378	Memorial to Pioneer Odd Fellows	1849
661	Old Emigrant Road	1848
805	Pony Express Remount Station at Woodfords	April 4, 1860

Census Totals
1850	1860	1870	1880
		685	539

Territorial History
1864	Created from Amador, Calaveras & El Dorado Counties
	Territory from El Dorado to Alpine (1864)
	Territory from Amador to Alpine (1864)
	Territory from Calaveras to Alpine (1864)
	Territory from Mono to Alpine (1864)
	Territory from Tuolumne to Alpine (1864)

*Silver Mountain City no longer exists

The word Alpine is derived from the English word alpine meaning "of, pertaining to, or connected with, the Alps." Situated on the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountains, its geographical position makes it particularly an alpine county, and hence its name.

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