Powningville, California

Powningville is a former settlement in El Dorado County, California.[1] It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) to 4 miles (6.4 km) east-northeast of Pilot Hill.[1] Amos Bowman's map of the Georgetown Divide in El Dorado County shows a single tunnel owned by the Fairmount Copper Mining Company in the hill north of the town.[2] Sometime before 1883, Powningville was involved in a dispute with the Nevada state government about a state prison.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 538. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  2. ^ "Map of Georgetown Divide, El Dorado County". California Historical Society Digital Library. At congressional township 11 North, range 9 East (Grid numbers along map margin). Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "The Prison Removal Bill". Eureka Daily Sentinel. 1883-01-27. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-02-16.

38°49′43″N 120°58′16″W / 38.8285°N 120.9710°W / 38.8285; -120.9710


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