Black Bear, California Explained

Black Bear was a gold mining town in Klamath County, now in unincorporated Siskiyou County, California.

It is located on Black Bear Creek, a tributary of the South Fork Salmon River.

History

Gold was discovered in the area in 1860, and Black Bear became the trading center for a number of mines in the area. A post office was established 1869.^[1] From 1874 it was within that part of Klamath County annexed to Siskiyou County. Its post office was closed and moved to Sawyers Bar in 1941.^[2]

References

1. Book: Gudde, Erwin Gustav . California gold camps : a geographical and historical dictionary of camps, towns, and localities where gold was found and mined, wayside stations and trading centers . Gudde . Elisabeth K. . 1975 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-02572-1 . Berkeley . 38–39 . Black Bear.
2. Frickstad, Walter N., A Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Philatelic Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955, Pages 60-69.

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