Yankee Jims, California
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Yankee Jims | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Location in California | |
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Placer County |
Elevation[1] | 2,582 ft (787 m) |
Reference no. | 398 |
Yankee Jims (also, Yankee Jim and Yankee Jim's)[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1]
It lies at an elevation of 2582 feet (787 m) in the Sierra Nevada foothills.[1] Yankee Jims is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-northwest of Foresthill.[2]
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History
Yankee Jims was once one of the largest mining camps in Placer County during the California Gold Rush. The Yankee Jim's post office operated from 1852 to 1940.[2] The name comes from an Australian criminal who hid stolen horses at the site before gold was discovered there.[2]
The town site is marked by California Historical Landmark #398,[3] located on a ridge between the North and Middle forks of the American River.[4]
See also
- California Historical Landmarks in Placer County, California
- Mining communities of the California Gold Rush
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankee Jims, California
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Template:Cite ohp
- ↑ Mildred Brooke Hoover, Douglas E. Kyle, Historic spots in California, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 2002. pp. 279-280
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Placer County, California
- California Historical Landmarks
- Mining communities of the California Gold Rush
- Populated places in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Populated places established in 1852
- 1852 establishments in California
- History of Placer County, California
- Unincorporated communities in California
- Placer County, California geography stubs