Enterprise, Amador County, California Explained

38.5403°N -120.8472°W

Enterprise
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
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Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:California
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Amador County
Coordinates:38.5403°N -120.8472°W
Elevation M:267
Elevation Ft:876

Enterprise is a former mining camp in Amador County, California. It is located 5.5miles west-northwest of Fiddletown, on Big Indian Creek, at an elevation of 876 feet (267 m). Established to mine quartz, at its peak it had a population of around a hundred, but the prospects did not pan out, and there are only a few houses in the area now.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mason, Jesse D.. 233. History of Amador County, California: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Thompson & West. Oackland, California. 1881. 2020-05-28.