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Portola (/ p ɔːr ˈ t oʊ l ə / por-TOH-lə) is the only incorporated city in Plumas County, California, United States. The population was 2,104 at the 2010 census, down from 2,227 at the 2000 census. Portola is located on the Middle Fork of the Feather River and was named after Spanish explorer Gaspar de Portolá, [5] although he did not ...
Woodside Priory School (commonly known as The Priory) is an independent, co-educational, Benedictine Catholic, college-preparatory, day and boarding school in Portola Valley, California, United States.
Portola Valley can generally be divided into 7 subdivisions: Central Portola Valley, The Ranch, Corte Madera, Los Trancos/Vista Verde, Woodside Highlands, Westridge, and Blue Oaks. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 9.099 square miles (23.57 km 2 ), 99.98% of it land and 0.02% of it water.
Plumas County (/ ˈ p l uː m ə s / ⓘ) is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California.As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,790. [2] The county seat is Quincy, [4] and the only incorporated city is Portola.
Casa de Tableta, now known as the Alpine Inn, and formerly known as Rossotti's Saloon and Zott's, [2] was built c.1851 in Portola Valley, California at the junction of Arastradero Road. [3] It was listed as a California Historical Landmark in 1969 and on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
In 1977, a plaque was placed proclaiming the building as California Registered Historical Landmark number 909. [2] [5] The church was also added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [1] The historic church suffered extensive damage in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and was recommended for demolition by structural experts ...
The Portola Valley Elementary School District is a top-ranked public elementary school district in the San Francisco Bay Area, USA, serving the communities of Portola Valley and Woodside. The district, code 4168981, serves over 700 students. [ 2 ]
Gaspar de Portolá (ca. 1717-aft.1784), Spanish soldier, first governor of the Californias (Baja and Alta), explorer and founder of San Diego and Monterey See also [ edit ]