Summary
Oregon City, formerly Bloomingdale and Hengy,[3] is a ghost town located between Oroville and Cherokee in Butte County, California. One of the first mining camps in the county, it was established in the autumn of 1848 by a party of Oregonians,[4] who came to California over the Applegate and Lassen trails. Little more than a year later their captain, Peter H. Burnett, became the first civil Governor of California. For a time, Oregon City prospered as a gold mining and supply center, then it declined into virtual oblivion. It lies 1,184 feet (361 m) above mean sea level.
Oregon City | |
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 Castleberry Covered Bridge in March 2021 | |
  Oregon City Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°35′38″N 121°31′46″W / 39.59389°N 121.52944°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation | 1,184 ft (361 m) |
| Reference no. | 807[2] |
The Hengy post office operated from 1894 to 1900 and from 1901 to 1902; it was named after the first postmaster, Jessie Hengy.[3] The Bloomingdale post office operated from 1902 to 1905.[3]
The site of the camp is now a California Historical Landmark.[2]
The Oregon City Covered Bridge, also known as the Castleberry Covered Bridge, is located near Oregon City.
References edit
- ^ a b "Oregon City". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b "Oregon City". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 288. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Varney, Philip (2001). Ghost Towns of Northern California. St. Paul, MN: Voyageur Press. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-89658-442-6.
External links edit
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