Red Dog | |
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Former settlement | |
  Red Dog Location of Red Dog in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°13′00″N 120°53′58″W / 39.21667°N 120.89944°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Nevada |
| Elevation | 2,615 ft (797 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
Red Dog Townsite | |
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| Location | Address Restricted, Nevada City, California |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000968 |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 2001 |
Red Dog (also known as Brooklyn or Brooklin) was a California gold rush mining town located in the Gold Country in south-central Nevada County, California, United States, 6 mi (9.7 km) northeast of Chicago Park. Red Dog Hill, a mine and campsite, was founded by three men all under the age of 22, and was named by their youngest, a 15-year-old prospector. As mining operations grew, the campsite became a settlement, and then a town with a population of 2,000 residents,[2] before it was eventually abandoned. Still considered important today, Red Dog Townsite is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Red Dog, California
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