Deadwood, Trinity County, California
Deadwood | |
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  Deadwood Location within California  Deadwood Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′10″N 122°44′01″W / 40.71944°N 122.73361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Trinity |
| Elevation | 2,835 ft (864 m) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1655958[1] |
Deadwood is a ghost town in Trinity County, California, United States.[1][2]
Namesake
Deadwood was named from adjacent forests of dead timber.[3]
History
The former town started around 1851 and lasted till the post office was closed in 1915. The post office was open from 1881 to 1915.
In 1880 The brown bear mine was established in Deadwood. Archived September 25, 2021, at the Wayback Machine
See also
References
- 1 2 "Deadwood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ Deadwood, Trinity County, California from ghosttowns.com accessed on Jan. 2, 2014.
- ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 102.
Municipalities and communities of Trinity County, California, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |