Newspaper articles on El Mirage history.

The history of El Mirage (Grey Mountain until 1917) has been captured in numerous newspaper articles over the years.  The articles on file began in 1913 as published in a paper referred to as the News-Herald.  Many are in a column titled Mirage Valley which reported social, construction and activities each day.

Advertisements and commentary over the years refer to land sales booms as early as 1917 and continuing into the '70s.   ie: "...Nevada County DA Harold Berlinger stating, “We now have enough lots in Nevada County for 72 years… But they are houseless.”   Discussions took place in 1976. 

More entertaining and relative to the land speed racing are articles about who bought a new car and what records are being set:

Along the lines of the actual history of the area are the references to early settlers, explorers and the post office for the Community of Grey Mountain, which was renamed El Mirage in 1917.   The post office closed in 1927 for lack of activity.