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Home California Placer County County Dutch Flat Town of Dutch Flat

Town of Dutch Flat

NE corner of Main and Stockton Sts, Dutch Flat, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 39° 12' 23.6736", -120° 50' 18.5172"
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Founded in the spring of 1851 by Joseph and Charles Dornback, from 1854 to 1882 Dutch Flat was noted for its rich hydraulic mines. In 1860 it had the largest voting population in Placer County, Chinese inhabitants numbered about 2,000. Here Theodore Judah and D. W. Strong made the original subscription to build the first transcontinental railroad.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
   
 
 
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