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Prairie City was once a gold-mining
community, which prospered in the 1850s, due to gold in the area.
The city was once up to 2,000 residents. By 1960, the gold, and the
residents, vanished. Prairie City is believed to have been located where the current
subdivision of Prairie Oaks now stands. There is a California
Historical marker on the side of Prairie City Road - right off the
freeway, in front of Folsom High School. It commemorates what was
once a thriving gold rush town.
In 1997, when the Prairie City off-ramp was being built,
12 bodies were unearthed, who were
believed to be Prairie City residents. Their remains were
respectfully relocated to the
Mormon Island relocation cemetery, located south of Folsom Lake.
It's quite possible that other Prairie City artifacts have yet to be
discovered - much of the area surrounding Intel is still
undeveloped, and all the land south of US 50 is virtually untouched.
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Prairie City, date unknown.
Photo c/o Folsom History Museum |
Prairie City Historical Marker |
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