Neals Diggins, California
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Neals Diggins is a former settlement and mining camp in Butte County
, California
, United States
. It was located on the Feather River
upstream from Oroville
, on the opposite bank from Long's Bar
. It was founded by Sam Neal, a local rancher, in 1848. Later that year, George Adams re-established the place and named it for himself.
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...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was located on 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...
upstream from Oroville
Oroville, California
Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. The population was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 at the 2000 census...
, on the opposite bank from Long's Bar
Long's Bar, California
Long's Bar is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located on the Feather River upstream from Oroville. It was founded by two brothers named Long in 1849. Across the river was Neals Diggins....
. It was founded by Sam Neal, a local rancher, in 1848. Later that year, George Adams re-established the place and named it for himself.