Blue Tent, California
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Blue Tent, CA
Blue Tent Mining and Water Company operated on a claim of 600 acres and built a ditch 36 miles long in 1876, working the area with good results.
Blue Tent is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It is situated 6 mi (9.7 km) southwest of the town of North Bloomfield, California on the north side of the Washington Ridge, by the South Yuba River. Its elevation was 3,133 ft (955 m) above sea level.
First a California Gold Rush camp, and then a mining town, it appeared on an 1873 map that identified other features within a couple of miles such as Sailor Flat Cañon, Mount Vernon House, and Gopher Hill. A post office opened in 1878 and closed in 1889.
Blue Tent Mining and Water Company operated on a claim of 600 acres and built a ditch 36 miles long in 1876, working the area with good results.
Blue Tent is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It is situated 6 mi (9.7 km) southwest of the town of North Bloomfield, California on the north side of the Washington Ridge, by the South Yuba River. Its elevation was 3,133 ft (955 m) above sea level.
First a California Gold Rush camp, and then a mining town, it appeared on an 1873 map that identified other features within a couple of miles such as Sailor Flat Cañon, Mount Vernon House, and Gopher Hill. A post office opened in 1878 and closed in 1889.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Tent,_California
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Coordinates: 39°18'36"N 120°58'24"W
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