Yankee Jim's, California
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Yankee Jims is an unincorporated community
in Placer County
, California
. Yankee Jims is located 2.5 miles (4 km) west-northwest of Foresthill
. It lies at an elevation of 2582 feet (787 m).
Yankee Jim's post office operated from 1852 to 1940. The name comes from an Australian criminal who hid stolen horses at the site before gold was discovered there.
Yankee Jims was once one of the largest mining camps in Placer County during the California Gold Rush
. Its site, marked by California Historical Landmark #398, is situated on a ridge between the North and Middle forks of the American River
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Placer County
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
, 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...
. Yankee Jims is located 2.5 miles (4 km) west-northwest of Foresthill
Foresthill, California
Foresthill is a census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. It lies at an elevation of 2582 feet (787 m).
Yankee Jim's post office operated from 1852 to 1940. The name comes from an Australian criminal who hid stolen horses at the site before gold was discovered there.
Yankee Jims was once one of the largest mining camps in Placer County during the California Gold Rush
California 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...
. Its site, marked by California Historical Landmark #398, is situated on a ridge between the North and Middle forks of the American River
American River
The American River is a California watercourse noted as the site of Sutter's Mill, northwest of Placerville, California, where gold was found in 1848, leading to the California Gold Rush...
.