Enterprise, Butte County, California
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Enterprise is a former settlement in Butte County
, California
. It was located 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of Forbestown
on the South Fork of the Feather River
, at an elevation of 902 feet (275 m). In 1948, it was inundated by Lake Oroville
.
A post office operated at Enterprise from 1878 to 1926, with a brief closure in 1903. The town was founded in 1852 as Mountain Spring and used as a construction camp. Its later economy was based on being a supply center for the mining operations nearby, especially near Bidwell's Bar
. The mining town of Yankee Flat
was located 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Enterprise.
Butte County, California
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...
, 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 located 5 miles (8 km) west-northwest of Forbestown
Forbestown, California
Forbestown is a census-designated place in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2772 feet . Its zip code is 95941 and its area code is 530. Forbestown had a population of 320 at the 2010 census.Forbestown is named for B.F. Forbes, who opened a store there in 1850...
on the South Fork of the Feather River
Feather River
The Feather River is the principal tributary of the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento Valley of Northern California. The river's main stem is about long. Its length to its most distant headwater tributary is about . Its drainage basin is about...
, at an elevation of 902 feet (275 m). In 1948, it was inundated by Lake Oroville
Lake Oroville
Lake Oroville, also known as Lake Edmonston, is a reservoir in the U.S. state of California, formed by the Oroville Dam across the Feather River. The lake is situated in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada about northeast of Oroville. At over , it is one of the largest reservoirs in California,...
.
A post office operated at Enterprise from 1878 to 1926, with a brief closure in 1903. The town was founded in 1852 as Mountain Spring and used as a construction camp. Its later economy was based on being a supply center for the mining operations nearby, especially near Bidwell's Bar
Bidwell's Bar, California
Bidwell's Bar was a gold mining camp in Butte County, California, United States, which lay at the end of the California Trail...
. The mining town of Yankee Flat
Yankee Flat, California
Yankee Flat is a former settlement and mining town in Butte County, California, United States. It was located southeast of Enterprise....
was located 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Enterprise.