Magalia - California Ghost Town

MAGALIA

NAME: Magalia
COUNTY: Butte
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 1
CLIMATE: Cool winter, mild summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime.

COMMENTS: On SR 191 off SR 70 North of Sacramento, current residents, Semi-ghost.
REMAINS: Many original buildings.

Magalia was originally a stage stop on the Oroville-Susanville road, and had a few different names before becoming Magalia on November 14, 1861. Magalia has an interesting claim to fame in that A. K. Stearns, a workman, found the largest gold nugget weighing in at 54-lbs. It was worth $10,690. The Magalia train Depot was built in 1906 for the Butte County Railroad during construction of the Diamond Match mill in Stirling City, and has been a restaurant since 1977.	Magalia Station Corutesy Tom Moore 5 Stamp Block Courtesy Tom Moore Old Magalia Inn Courtesy Tom Moore

Magalia was originally a stage stop on the Oroville-Susanville road, and had a few different names before becoming Magalia on November 14, 1861. Magalia has an interesting claim to fame in that A. K. Stearns, a workman, found the largest gold nugget weighing in at 54-lbs. It was worth $10,690. The Magalia train Depot was built in 1906 for the Butte County Railroad during construction of the Diamond Match mill in Stirling City, and has been a restaurant since 1977.

Magalia Station
Corutesy Tom Moore

5 Stamp Block
Courtesy Tom Moore

Old Magalia Inn
Courtesy Tom Moore

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