French Corral | |
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 An old Wells Fargo Bank building in French Corral | |
  French Corral Location of French Corral in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°18′22″N 121°09′41″W / 39.30611°N 121.16139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Nevada |
| Elevation | 1,532 ft (467 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 530 |
French Corral is an unincorporated community approximately five miles west of California State Highway 49 in Nevada County, California, United States.
It was one of the first of several historic California gold rush mining camps along the San Juan Ridge. The name was literal as the town grew around a mule corral built by the first settler in the area, a Frenchman, in 1849.[2] It had a post office during the period of 1859 through 1945.[3]
Few original structures remain besides an old Wells Fargo Bank building.[4]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: French Corral, California
- ^ "Historic French Corral Cemetery". ancestry.com. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
- ^ "French Corral 1875 target 1859-1945 3c Washington Banknote". postalhistory.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^ "French Corral". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved August 1, 2008.