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Pulga, California | |
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  Pulga, California Location in California  Pulga, California Pulga, California (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°48′11″N 121°26′55″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation | 1,398 ft (426 m) |
Pulga is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It is located along the west slope of the Feather River canyon. A variant name for the community is Big Bar.
The land was once occupied by Konkow Maidu tribes.[2] In 1885, the town of Pulga was founded by William King, a sawmill owner and railroad geologist.[2][3] A post office was opened in 1906.[4] The area had attracted gold miners and miners of vesuvianite, also known as "Pulga Jade".[2] The town was always small, and peaked in size in the 1930s and 1940s with a few hundred people.[2] The Western Pacific Railroad's Feather River Route line ran through the town and offered Vista Dome cars, designed and built with the scenery on this route in mind.[2] By the late-1960s, this was no longer a train route and the mining business had dried up.[2][3]
In 1994, the William King estate sold the town property, on which the Mystic Valley Retreat and School of Hypnotism was erected; most of the buildings have fallen into disrepair.[2]
In 2015, the 64-acre (26 ha) town was purchased by Betsy Ann Cowley.[2][5] Crowley opened it as a feminist artist retreat and event venue, also named Pulga.[2][3]
In 2018, high tension lines near the Poe Dam, north of Pulga, were the cause of the Camp Fire. Two buildings in Pulga were destroyed and others were damaged.[6][7]
Pulga is at the mouth of Flea Valley Creek, which gives rise to the toponym.[4]
A Union Pacific Railroad passes through the settlement.
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