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Auburn is the county seat of Placer County, California, USA. The population was 12,462 at the 2000 census. It is well-known for its California gold rush history and boasts one of the best preserved historic downtowns in the state. One of its most famous citizens was the poet and short-story writer Clark Ashton Smith, who was born in Auburn in 1893 and lived there most of his life. Auburn is to feature towards the end of Anthony Horowitz's forthcoming story, Nightrise [1].

A group of French gold miners and Native Americans were the first to establish a permanent settlement in the Auburn area. They arrived in the spring of 1848 and camped at Auburn Ravine on their way to the gold fields in Coloma, California. After finding gold deposits in the soil they decided to stay.

Placer mining in the area was very good and the population of the crude settlement grew to about 1500 by year's end. Future mining operations would move up the ravine to the site of present day Auburn.

Auburn is located at 385355N, 121428W (38.898671, -121.074399)GR1.