Oregon City, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oregon City, formerly Bloomingdale and Hengy,[3] is a ghost town located between Oroville and Cherokee in Butte County, California. One of the first mining camps in the county, it was established in the autumn of 1848 by a party of Oregonians,[4] who came to California over the Applegate and Lassen trails. Little more than a year later their captain, Peter H. Burnett, became the first civil Governor of California. For a time, Oregon City prospered as a gold mining and supply center, then it declined into virtual oblivion. It lies 1,184 feet (361 m) above mean sea level.
Oregon City | |
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Coordinates: 39°35′38″N 121°31′46″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Butte County |
Elevation | 1,184 ft (361 m) |
Reference no. | 807[2] |
The Hengy post office operated from 1894 to 1900 and from 1901 to 1902; it was named after the first postmaster, Jessie Hengy.[3] The Bloomingdale post office operated from 1902 to 1905.[3]
The site of the camp is now a California Historical Landmark.[2]
The Oregon City Covered Bridge, also known as the Castleberry Covered Bridge, is located near Oregon City.