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Elizabethtown

On dirt rd, 0.4 mi NW of State Hwy 70 (P.M. 41.6), 1.8 mi N of Quincy, Quincy, CA , USA

Latitude & Longitude: 39° 57' 49.824", -120° 57' 25.488"
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Tate's Ravine was named in the spring of 1852, when Alex and Frank Tate discovered gold there. Lewis Stark and his family came across the plains to settle here in September 1852. A very rich mine was opened up and the place grew in population. Soon the miners wanted a new name for the settlement, so they called it Elizabethtown in honor of Stark's daughter, the village's only unmarried woman.

Last updated: 2/15/2016 21:05:00
 
   
 
 
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