Glenbrook, Nevada County, California
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Glenbrook is a former settlement in Nevada County
Nevada County, California
Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....

, California
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California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, located near Grass Valley
Grass Valley, California
-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Grass Valley had a population of 12,860. The population density was 2,711.3 people per square mile . The racial makeup of Grass Valley was 11,493 White, 46 African American, 208 Native American, 188 Asian, 9 Pacific Islander, 419 from other...

. It was listed on an official map as of 1949.

History

In the late 1800s, the Shelton College and Nevada County Academy were located at Glenbrook.

In 1887, Glenbrook became notable for the Glenbrook Park and Racetrack where the first outdoor sports event was lit by electricity.
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