Powningville, California Explained

Powningville is a former settlement in El Dorado County, California. It was located 3miles to 4miles east-northeast of Pilot Hill. Amos Bowman's map of the Georgetown Divide in El Dorado County shows a single tunnel owned by the Fairmount Copper Mining Company in the hill north of the town.[1] Sometime before 1883, Powningville was involved in a dispute with the Nevada state government about a state prison.[2]

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38.8285°N -120.971°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Map of Georgetown Divide, El Dorado County . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200711164432/https://digitallibrary.californiahistoricalsociety.org/islandora/object/islandora:1520 . July 11, 2020 . February 16, 2024 . California Historical Society Digital Library . At congressional township 11 North, range 9 East (Grid numbers along map margin)..
  2. News: 1883-01-27 . The Prison Removal Bill . 2024-02-16 . Eureka Daily Sentinel . 3.

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