Oregon City, California

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Oregon City
Ghost town
Castleberry Covered Bridge, March 2021.jpg
Castleberry Covered Bridge in March 2021
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Oregon City
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°35′38″N121°31′46″W / 39.59389°N 121.52944°W / 39.59389; -121.52944 [1]
Country United States
State California
County Butte County
Elevation
[1]
1,184 ft (361 m)
Reference no.807 [2]

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.

The historic schoolhouse, built in 1872 Oregon City Schoolhouse-L1003177.jpg
The historic schoolhouse, built in 1872

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Oregon City". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. 1 2 "Oregon City". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 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.
  4. ↑ Varney, Philip (2001). Ghost Towns of Northern California. St. Paul, MN: Voyageur Press. p. 79. ISBN   978-0-89658-442-6.


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