Badger Hill, California
| Badger Hill | |
|---|---|
| Former settlement | |
  Badger Hill Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°12′58″N 121°02′58″W / 39.21611°N 121.04944°WCoordinates: 39°12′58″N 121°02′58″W / 39.21611°N 121.04944°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 California |
| County | Nevada County |
| Elevation[1] | 2,552 ft (778 m) |
Badger Hill (also, Badger Hill Diggings)[2] is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of 2,552 ft (778 m) above sea level.[3]
History
In autumn 1849, the first immigrants who came to Grass Valley, California as part of the California Gold Rush erected a cabin half a mile from the town of Badger Hill.[4] Badger Hill became a hydraulic mining district in the 1850s.[5] The Badger Hill and Cherokee Gravel Mining Company was incorporated in 1869.[6]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Badger Hill, California
- ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 445. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ↑ "Topographic Map Populated Place Features in Nevada County, California". topozone.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ↑ "Nevada County GenWeb Church Records". cagenweb.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ↑ "Gold Districts". e-goldprospecting.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ↑ "NEVADA COUNTY CORPORATION CATALOG". nevadacountyhistory.org. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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