Rail Road Hill, California

Rail Road Hill is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It was located 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Camptonville.[1] The name is due to the iron rails used to carry dirt to the sluice boxes.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 460. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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