Brandy City, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brandy City, formerly known as Strychnine City, is an unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Goodyears Bar.[2]
Brandy City, California | |
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 Brandy City, California  Brandy City, California | |
| Coordinates: 39°32′16″N 121°01′31″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sierra |
| Elevation | 3,707 ft (1,130 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658126[1] |
The settlement is on Cherokee Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the Yuba River. Gold was discovered there in 1850 and mined in the 19th century and again in the 1920s. There was a school, and until 1926 a post office.[3]
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