Secret Town, California
Secret Town is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] It is located 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Colfax,[2] at an elevation of 2904 feet (885 m).[1]
Secret | |
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  Secret Location in California  Secret Secret (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°09′26″N 120°52′40″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Placer County |
| Elevation | 2,904 ft (885 m) |
Name
After miners discovered gold in this area, miners wanted to keep the location a secret, and hence the place has this unusual name.[3]
Railway bridge
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Secret Town trestle, ca. 1870
Chinese laborers fill Secret Town trestle, 1877
The 1100 ft (335 m) long and 95 ft (29 m) high Secret Town wooden trestle on the Central Pacific Railroad's grade, like most of the other trestles of the line, was filled in with earth and rock after the railroad opened to traffic and could afford to send Chinese laborers back to improve the right-of-way by reducing the risk of catching fire from smokestack sparks as steam locomotives crossed.[3]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Secret Town, 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. 553. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- Secret Town Fill. Explore APA Heritage - Chinese Heritage Sites of the American West.
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