Whiskeytown, California
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Whiskeytown, California is a former Gold Rush-era mining town in Shasta County that was largely submerged by Whiskeytown Lake and is now associated with the surrounding Whiskeytown National Recreation Area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whiskeytown, California canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former settlement
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unincorporated community ⓘ |
| accessibleVia | California State Route 299 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaCode | 530 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Central Valley Project
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whiskeytown Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
California Gold Rush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Former populated places in Shasta County, California ⓘ Submerged settlements in the United States ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historical site
ⓘ
recreation area ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 1207 feet
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about 368 meters ⓘ |
| featureType | census-designated place (historical) ⓘ |
| foundedAs | gold mining camp ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasGNISFeatureID | 1660104 ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
boating on Whiskeytown Lake
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camping ⓘ gold panning (recreational) ⓘ hiking ⓘ |
| hasRemnants |
building foundations
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cemetery ⓘ old mining equipment ⓘ |
| historicalEra | California Gold Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gold Rush-era placer mining
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being largely submerged by Whiskeytown Lake ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Klamath Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern California ⓘ Shasta County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Forest Service Shasta-Trinity area NERFINISHED ⓘ Whiskeytown National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Redding, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whiskeytown Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Clear Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named for whiskey brought or consumed by miners ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Redding, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallySubmergedBy | Whiskeytown Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Whiskeytown Unit of Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 96095 ⓘ |
| submergedSince | 1960s ⓘ |
| timeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.