Negro Flat, Siskiyou County, California Explained

Negro Flat was a placer gold mining camp on the Salmon River, now located in Siskiyou County, California.It was located originally in Trinity County, in 1850.^{[1] [2]}

History

Negro Flat was one of the largest gold producers in Trinity County in 1850, along with Gullion's Bar, Bestville, and Sawyers Bar.^[3] In 1851, it became part of Klamath County. In 1874, its site became part of Siskiyou County, when Klamath County was finally abolished and divided between Siskiyou and Humboldt counties.

See also

• List of ghost towns in California

References

1. Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of California, Vol. VI, 1848-1859, The History company, San Francisco, 1888, p.370
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=OKZ5AAAAMAAJ&q=Nearp+Flat%2C&pg=PA140 Theodore Henry Hittell, History of California, Volume 3, N. J. Stone, San Francisco, 1897, p.140
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=r-8NAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22Negro%20Flat%22%20history&pg=PA370 The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: Vol. XXIII History of California, vol VI, 1848-1859, The History Company, San Francisco, 1888, p. 370, Note.

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