Deadwood, Siskiyou County, California

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Deadwood, was a gold mining camp, near Fort Jones during the 1850s in Siskiyou County, California. [1] The word deadwood was a typical gold miner's expression meaning 'sure thing'. During the Gold Rush era it was applied to numerous camp. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deadwood
  2. Gudde, Erwin G. (1998). California place names : the origin and etymology of current geographical names (4th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p.  104. ISBN   0520213165.

Coordinates: 41°42′52″N122°48′12″W / 41.71444°N 122.80333°W / 41.71444; -122.80333