Willow Creek (Calaveras County, California)

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Coordinates: 38°09′44″N120°38′55″W / 38.1621°N 120.6485°W / 38.1621; -120.6485 Willow Creek is a stream in Calaveras County, California. It was the site of an arson fire in 2016.^[1]

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Calaveras County, officially the County of Calaveras, is a county in the northern portion of the U.S. state, California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 40,171. The county seat is San Andreas. Angels Camp is the only incorporated city in the county. Calaveras is the Spanish word for skulls; the county was reportedly named for the remains of Native Americans discovered by the Spanish explorer Captain Gabriel Moraga.

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References

↑ Kyse, Bruce (29 August 2016). "Woman arrested for starting 450-acre Willow Fire near San Andreas". Calaveras Enterprise. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

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[Kyse-1] Kyse, Bruce (29 August 2016). "Woman arrested for starting 450-acre Willow Fire near San Andreas". Calaveras Enterprise. Retrieved 27 February 2017.