Nortonville, California

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For other places with the same name, see Nortonville (disambiguation).

Nortonville, California was founded by Noah Norton in 1855^[1]

The town site was previously a coal mining site with home to many Welsh miners.^[1] In 1885, the owner of the coal mine moved all the coal miners from Nortonville to Black Diamond, Washington Territory, due to lack of funds to run the mine.^[1] Currently what had left behind at Nortonville is a deserted area with an old Nortonville Cemetery.^[1] Four other coal mining towns were established in the same district: Somersville, Stewartville, West Hartley and Judsonville.^[1]

[edit] Location

Nortonville is located on Somersville Road just outside the city of Antioch in Contra Costa County. The town site is now part of the Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e The move of coal miners from Nortonville, California to Black Diamond, Washington Territory, 1885 by Jacqueline Byer Dial

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Nortonville

Coordinates: 37°57′28″N, 121°52′50″W

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