Negro_Flat,_Siskiyou_County,_California Knowpia

Negro Flat was a placer gold mining camp on the Salmon River, now located in Siskiyou County, California. It was located originally in Trinity County, in 1850.^[1]^[2]

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Negro Flat was one of the largest gold producers in Trinity County in 1850, along with Gullion's Bar, Bestville, and Sawyers Bar.^[3] In 1851, it became part of Klamath County. In 1874, its site became part of Siskiyou County, when Klamath County was finally abolished and divided between Siskiyou and Humboldt counties.

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^ Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of California, Vol. VI, 1848-1859, The History company, San Francisco, 1888, p.370
^ Theodore Henry Hittell, History of California, Volume 3, N. J. Stone, San Francisco, 1897, p.140
^ The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: Vol. XXIII History of California, vol VI, 1848-1859, The History Company, San Francisco, 1888, p. 370, Note.

41°14′31″N 123°16′51″W / 41.24194°N 123.28084°W / 41.24194; -123.28084

[Bancroft-1] Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of California, Vol. VI, 1848-1859, The History company, San Francisco, 1888, p.370

[Hittell-2] Theodore Henry Hittell, History of California, Volume 3, N. J. Stone, San Francisco, 1897, p.140

[3] The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: Vol. XXIII History of California, vol VI, 1848-1859, The History Company, San Francisco, 1888, p. 370, Note.

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