Lancha Plana, California
Lancha Plana | |
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Former settlement | |
  Lancha Plana Location in California | |
| Coordinates:38°13′29″N120°54′07″W/ 38.22472°N 120.90194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Amador County |
| Elevation | 220 ft (67 m) |
| GNISfeature ID | 253642[1] |
| Reference no. | 30 |
Lancha Plana(Spanishfor "Flat Boat" ) was a small settlement inAmador County, California,formed as a result of aflatboatferry crossing across theMokelumne River.
History[edit]
It was founded by Mexican miners in 1848.[2]The remnants of the town were submerged as a result of the damming of the river to form theCamanche Reservoir.Lancha Plana Bridge crosses the lake now about where the town once stood. It was briefly known as "Sonora Bar", as most miners were fromSonora.[3]
Lancha Plana is registered as aCalifornia Historical Landmark.[4]
A post office operated at Lancha Plana from 1859 to 1919, with a closure from 1912 to 1913.[3]
Geography[edit]
It lay on the north bank of theMokelumne River,9 miles (14 km) south-southeast ofIone,[3]at an elevation of 220 feet (67 m).
References[edit]
- ^ab"Lancha Plana (historical)".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey,United States Department of the Interior.Retrieved2012-03-30.
- ^Miller, Donald C. (1978).Ghost Towns of California.Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. p. 106.ISBN0871085178.
- ^abcDurham, David L. (1998).California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State.Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 511.ISBN1-884995-14-4.
- ^"Lancha Plana".Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks.Retrieved2012-03-30.
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- Former settlements in Amador County, California
- Mokelumne River
- Destroyed populated places
- Submerged places in the United States
- California Historical Landmarks
- Populated places established in 1849
- 1849 establishments in California
- Former populated places in California
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