Oregon Bar, Calaveras County, California
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Oregon Bar is a former settlement in Calaveras County
, California
, 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Valley Springs
on Mokelumne River
. The site of Oregon Bar was drowned in the Camanche Reservoir.
Calaveras County, California
Calaveras County is a county located in the Gold Country of the U.S. state of California. Calaveras is the Spanish word for skulls; the county was reportedly named for the remains of Native Americans discovered by the Spanish explorer Captain Gabriel Moraga. As of the 2010 census, the county had a...
, 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...
, 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Valley Springs
Valley Springs, California
Valley Springs is a census-designated place in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,553 at the 2010 census, up from 2,560 at the 2000 census. The town is located at the intersection of State Route 12 and Route 26...
on Mokelumne River
Mokelumne River
The Mokelumne River is a river in Northern California. The Upper Mokelumne River originates in the Sierra Nevada mountain range and flows into Pardee Reservoir and then Camanche Reservoir in the Sierra foothills. The Lower Mokelumne River refers to the portion of the river below Camanche Dam...
. The site of Oregon Bar was drowned in the Camanche Reservoir.