Philo Haven and Francis Anderson were credited with being among the first to discover gold a short distance above the Jersey Bridge. Joseph Zummwalt, who arrived here in and mined an area later known as Zummwalt Flat, brought with him the secrets of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus and founded its first chapter.
It also recieved 10 less votes than Sacramento in its bid to be the State Capitol. Downieville, California ca Gold was everywhere. A housewife discovered dollars worth when she swept the earthen floor of her kitchen. Downieville was vying to become the state capital of California along with fifteen other California communities in before the capital was moved to Benicia, and then shortly thereafter its current location in Sacramento.
In July Downieville gained a distinction it may not have wanted when a mob lynched a Mexican woman, known as Juanita, for the murder of a white miner. It remains the only lynching of a female in California history.
The northern mines area was populated by a number of gold rush camps with colorful names, places like Brandy City, Whiskey Diggins, Poverty Hill, and Poker Flat. Jump to a detailed profile, search site with google or try advanced search. Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Downieville, CA. Races in Downieville detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth.
Nearest city with pop. Nearest cities: West Sierra, CA 0. Ozone [ppb] level in was This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed Election Results. Political contributions by individuals in Downieville, CA.
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