Badger Hill, California
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| 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
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