Spanish Ranch, California

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Spanish Ranch
Unincorporated community
Spanish Ranch is located in California
Spanish Ranch
Spanish Ranch
Location in California
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Country  United States
State  California
County Plumas County
Elevation[1] 3,668 ft (1,118 m)
Reference no. 481

Spanish Ranch is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 3668 feet (1118 m).[1] Spanish Ranch is located 1.25 miles (2.0 km)north- northeast of Meadow Valley.[2]

The place was established by two Mexicans in 1850, and it developed into a distribution center for the numerous mining camps nearby.[2] The Spanish Ranch post office operated from 1861 to 1913.[2] The site is now registered as California Historical Landmark #481.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spanish Ranch, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. Template:Cite ohp


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