Greasertown is a former gold rush settlement in Calaveras County, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of San Andreas, on the west side of the Calaveras River.[1][2][3] It was first mentioned in a newspaper in 1851.[4] When it caught fire the next year, "Spanish incendiaries" were blamed which so angered the locals that they drove out all the Hispanics they could find.[5][6] However, it survived at least until 1868.[citation needed] It was submerged when the first Hogan Dam on the Calaveras River was built in the late 1920s.[7] Greasertown was not renamed Petersburg; they were separate communities a mile apart.[8][9] Petersburg was founded in 1858.[10]
^"Those Lost Camps". The Oakland Tribune. January 21, 1934. Page 9, column 3.
^"1904 County Map". Calaveras Heritage Council. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^"From the Interior". The Sacramento Daily Union. December 1, 1851. Page 2, column 3. Archived from the original on February 18, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^"Fire at Greasertown". The San Joaquin Republican. Page 2, column 3. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
^"Expulsion". The Daily Alta California. September 20, 1852. Page one, center column. Retrieved February 17, 2024.