Mount Bullion, Mariposa County, California
| Mount Bullion | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Gold on quartz, Mockingbird Mine near Mt. Bullion | |
  Mount Bullion Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 37°30′26″N 120°02′42″W / 37.50722°N 120.04500°WCoordinates: 37°30′26″N 120°02′42″W / 37.50722°N 120.04500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Mariposa County |
| Elevation[1] | 2,152 ft (656 m) |
Mount Bullion (formerly, Princeton and La Mineta)[2] is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.[1] It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Bear Valley,[2] at an elevation of 2152 feet (656 m).[1]
A post office operated at Mount Bullion from 1862 to 1955, with a closure for a period during 1887.[2] The place was first named La Mineta (for little mine).[2] Then it was called Princeton for the Princeton Mine nearby.[2] Finally, the name Mount Bullion was applied in honor of Senator Thomas Hart Benton, whose nickname was "Old Bullion" due to his fiscal policies.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Bullion, Mariposa County, California
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 806. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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