HAMMONTON

NAME: Hammonton COUNTY: Yuba ROADS: 2WD GRID: 1 CLIMATE: Moderate year round BEST TIME TO VISIT: Diassembled by private company

COMMENTS: Not accesible since the 1950's. There are books written about the former town, lost to mining companies. REMAINS: All torn down.

This was a town near Marysville that originated in the 1800's. It had a post office and school until it was demolished in the 1950's. The area is in the Yuba Goldfields, which use large dredgers in ponds and leave behind mountains of cobblestone. It is more and more forgotten as generations come and go. Here is a page or two that include some of the history: http://www.calwaterfowl.org/Currentevents26a.htm http://www.museumca.org/goldrush/dist-hammonton.html Submitted by: Glen Mercer

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