Blue Tent, California
Encyclopedia
Blue Tent is a former settlement in Nevada County
, California
. It was situated 6 mi (9.7 km) southwest of the town of North Bloomfield, California
on the north side of the Washington Ridge, by the South Yuba River
. Its elevation was 3133 ft (954.9 m) above sea level
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camp, and then a mining town, it appeared on an 1873 map that identified other features within a couple of miles such as Sailor Flat Cañon, Mount Vernon House, and Gopher Hill. A post office opened in 1878 and closed in 1889.
Nevada County, California
Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was situated 6 mi (9.7 km) southwest of the town of North Bloomfield, California
North Bloomfield, California
North Bloomfield is a small unincorporated community located in Nevada County, California, United States, northeast of Nevada City, California....
on the north side of the Washington Ridge, by the South Yuba River
Yuba River
The Yuba River is a tributary of the Feather River in the Sacramento Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is one of the Feather's most important branches, providing about a third of its flow. The main stem of the river is about long, and its headwaters are split into North, Middle and South...
. Its elevation was 3133 ft (954.9 m) above sea level
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
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History
First a California Gold RushCalifornia Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
camp, and then a mining town, it appeared on an 1873 map that identified other features within a couple of miles such as Sailor Flat Cañon, Mount Vernon House, and Gopher Hill. A post office opened in 1878 and closed in 1889.