Beegum | |
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Former town | |
  Beegum  Beegum | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′42″N 122°51′29″W / 40.34500°N 122.85806°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | California |
| County | Tehama County |
| Elevation | 397 m (1,303 ft) |
Beegum, also known as Bee Gum,[1] is a defunct town which was located in an unincorporated area of Tehama and Shasta counties, in the U.S. state of California.[2][3] In the early 1900s, it was a mining town in the Harrison Gulch mining district.[4][5]
Starting in 1913, proposals to make the road between Beegum and Peanut in Trinity County part of the state highway system were discussed repeatedly in the California state legislature.[6][7] In 1933, the segment between Beegum and Peanut became part of the state highway connecting Eureka, California, to Reno, Nevada via Red Bluff.[8]
By 1972, California State Route 36 was moved, bypassing Beegum and leading to the eventual abandonment of the hamlet, as well as the hunting and fishing resort which operated there.[2]
- ^ "Build Road From Peanut to Bee Gum – Project endorsed by Tehama and Shasta Counties in joint meeting". Record Searchlight. Redding. August 6, 1912. Retrieved November 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Aho, Jill (August 25, 2009). "The bygone town of Beegum". Herald and News. Klamath Falls. Archived from the original on November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beegum, California
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