Coyoteville, Nevada County, California
Coyoteville is a former settlement located in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of 2,160 ft (660 m) above sea level.
History
The town of Coyoteville started on the eastern section of Lost Hill, an area rich with gold in gravel hills. During the California Gold Rush, a tunneling method called "coyoteing" was developed here, giving the town its name.
In later years, Coyoteville became the northwestern portion of Nevada City, California.
References
- ^ "NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA". calsign.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ Lindgren, Waldemar (1896). The gold-quartz veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley Districts, California. Government printing office. pp. 18, 19.
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- ^ Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Douglas E. Kyle; Hero Rensch (2002). Historic spots in California. Vol. 5. Stanford University Press. p. 258. ISBN 0-8047-4482-3.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 529. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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