Dawlytown, California

Dawlytown is a former settlement and mining camp in Butte County, California, United States, located on the Middle Fork of the Feather River.[1] It was located adjacent to Bidwell's Bar.[2] The town was founded in 1849, and named for an early store owner.[2]

References

  1. Miller, Donald C. (1978). Ghost Towns of California. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. p. 52. ISBN 0871085178.
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 193. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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