Camp Spaulding, California
Encyclopedia
Camp Spaulding is a former settlement in Nevada County
, California
. Camp Spaulding is located 1 miles (1.6 km) west of Yuba Gap. It is situated at an elevation of 5157 ft (1,571.9 m) above sea level
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in 1913.
It was founded by Elizabeth Ward Spaulding.
Nevada County, California
Nevada County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2010 its population was 98,764. The county seat is Nevada City.-History:Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Camp Spaulding is located 1 miles (1.6 km) west of Yuba Gap. It is situated at an elevation of 5157 ft (1,571.9 m) above sea level
Above mean sea level
The term above mean sea level refers to the elevation or altitude of any object, relative to the average sea level datum. AMSL is used extensively in radio by engineers to determine the coverage area a station will be able to reach...
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History
The settlement began for workers building a nearby power plant at nearby OhmOhm, California
Ohm is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It was the site of a power plant built in 1913.A post office operated at Ohm in 1913. Workers building the power plant lived in nearby Camp Spaulding....
in 1913.
It was founded by Elizabeth Ward Spaulding.