Coyoteville, Nevada County, California
Former settlement in California, United States
39°33′05″N 120°41′20″W / 39.55139°N 120.68889°W / 39.55139; -120.68889Coyoteville is a former settlement located in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of 2,160 ft (660 m) above sea level.[1]
History
The town of Coyoteville started on the eastern section of Lost Hill, an area rich with gold in gravel hills.[2] During the California Gold Rush, a tunneling method called "coyoteing" was developed here, giving the town its name.[3]
In later years, Coyoteville became the northwestern portion of Nevada City, California.[3][4]
References
- ^ "NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA". calsign.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ Lindgren, Waldemar (1896). The gold-quartz veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley Districts, California. Government printing office. pp. 18, 19.
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- ^ a b Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Douglas E. Kyle; Hero Rensch (2002). Historic spots in California. Vol. 5. Stanford University Press. p. 258. ISBN 0-8047-4482-3.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 529. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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