Chaparral Hill, California
Chaparral Hill is a former and mining camp in Amador County, California.
It was on the Mokelumne River upstream from Lancha Plana.[1]
History
Chaparral Hill was founded in the 1850s for gold mining during the California Gold Rush.[1]
Several crossings of the Mokelumne River were located at Chaparral Hill: Judge Palmer's Bridge, Delaney's Bridge, Westmoreland's Ferry, and Westmoreland Bridge.[1]
References
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 511. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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