Plumas Landing, California

Coordinates: 39°00′30″N 121°34′45″W / 39.00833°N 121.57917°W / 39.00833; -121.57917

Plumas Landing
Former settlement
Plumas Landing

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°00′30″N 121°34′45″W / 39.00833°N 121.57917°W / 39.00833; -121.57917
Country United States
State California
County Yuba County

Plumas Landing (also, Plumas and Plumas City) is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It was located on Feather River, 9 miles (14 km) south of Marysville.[1]

It was founded in 1850, by John Sutter as a trading center for miners.[1] Plumas post office operated from 1860 to 1862.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 539. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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