Downieville is a census-designated place in and the county seat of
Sierra County, California, United States. Downieville is on the North
Fork of the Yuba River, at an elevation of 2,966 feet (904 m). The
2010 United States census reported Downieville's population was
282.Gold was discovered here by Francis Anderson on September 14,
1849. Anderson had joined Phil A. Haven that same year along the North
Yuba River.Downieville was founded in late 1849 during the California
Gold Rush, in the Northern Mines area. It was first known as "The
Forks" for its geographical location at the confluence of the Downie
River and North Fork of the Yuba River.It was soon renamed after Major
William Downie (1820-1893), the town's founder. Downie was a Scotsman
who had led an expedition of nine miners, seven of them African
American men, up the North Fork of the Yuba River in the Autumn of
1849. At the present site of the town they struck rich gold, built a
log cabin, and settled in to wait out the winter. By 1850, Downieville
had 15 hotels, 4 bakeries, 4 butcher shops, and numerous saloons. Downieville, California Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter