38°27′54″N 120°57′51″W / 38.46500°N 120.96417°W
Forest Home | |
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Former settlement | |
Coordinates: 38°27′54″N 120°57′51″W / 38.46500°N 120.96417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Amador County |
Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
Forest Home is a former settlement in Amador County, California. [1] It was located 6.25 miles (10.1 km) west of Plymouth, [2] at an elevation of 581 feet (177 m). [1] It still appeared on USGS maps as of 1944. [1]
Forest Home began as a gold mining center, north of Ione. [3] Both placer and hydraulic mining was conducted. [3] After the gold petered out, copper mining began. [3]
A post office operated at Forest Home from 1862 to 1905, moving once in 1886. [2]
38°27′54″N 120°57′51″W / 38.46500°N 120.96417°W
Forest Home | |
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Former settlement | |
Coordinates: 38°27′54″N 120°57′51″W / 38.46500°N 120.96417°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Amador County |
Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
Forest Home is a former settlement in Amador County, California. [1] It was located 6.25 miles (10.1 km) west of Plymouth, [2] at an elevation of 581 feet (177 m). [1] It still appeared on USGS maps as of 1944. [1]
Forest Home began as a gold mining center, north of Ione. [3] Both placer and hydraulic mining was conducted. [3] After the gold petered out, copper mining began. [3]
A post office operated at Forest Home from 1862 to 1905, moving once in 1886. [2]