Claude Chana - Auburn, CA
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DougK
N 38° 53.774 W 121° 04.756
10S E 666568 N 4307015
Claude Chana (1811-1882) was an adventurer and first fruit rancher in Placer County. In 1848, he found a gold in the Auburn Ravine which led to a settlement in this area.
Waymark Code: WMA0CQ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2010
Views: 6
This large concrete sculpture is one of several done by local artist Kenneth Fox. The sculpture is located right at the east-bound Maple Street exit from Interstate 80. A plaque on the base of the sculpture reads:
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Claude Chana
Adventurer and first fruit
rancher in Placer County.
In 1848 he found gold in
the Auburn Ravine, which led
to the settlement of a mining
camp that later became
Auburn.
Lord Sholto Douglas Ch. 3
E Clampus Vitus
1975
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TITLE: Claude Chana
ARTIST(S): Kenneth H. Fox, sculptor
DATE: 1975
MEDIUM: Sculpture: concrete and metal; Base: concrete and stone
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS CA000677
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located Old Town Auburn, Entrance from I-80, Auburn, California
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None
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