Fiddletown
N 38° 30.273 W 120° 45.620
10S E 695293 N 4264175
California Gold Rush Town
Waymark Code: WM1HKZ
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/12/2007
Views: 45
Settled by Missourians in 1849, Fiddletown was a trading center for American, Loafer, and French Flats, Lone Hill, and other rich mining camps. Called Fiddletown because residents "were always fiddling," the settlement became Oleta in 1878 but the original name was later restored. Bret Harte added to the community's fame in An Episode of Fiddletown.
Marker Number: 35.00
Marker Name: OLETA (OLD FIDDLETOWN)
County: Amador
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 08/19/1950
Location:
South side of street from Dr. Yee's Chinese Herb Shop, Fiddletown
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