Cape Horn Bar, California
Cape Horn Bar is a former settlement and mining camp of the California Gold Rush, in Yuba County, California.
It was located on the Yuba River just above of Cordua Bar.[1]
The name was bestowed by Gold Rush miners from Connecticut, who arrived here via sailing around Cape Horn.[1]
See also
- Yuba River topics
- Mining communities of the California Gold Rush
References
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 568. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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