The town was started by a French man named Vavasseur.[2] He built a hotel and store in 1854 at the site of Frenchtown, which soon numbered some 500 residents and had three hotels, three saloons, two blacksmith shops, a barber shop, and a bakery. However, the town was "virtually abandoned" by 1870, and by 1928 the only remains were an adobe wine cellar, a stone bridge, and an ore-processing apparatus.[3] In 1940, San Francisco attorney Thomas F. Califro bought the Frenchtown site and built a country estate there, using one of the stone rollers of the ore-processing arrastra in his front wall.[4] Today the Frenchtown area is a vacation destination, with wineries of the North Yuba AVA and country inns.
Referencesedit
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frenchtown, Yuba County, California
^ abDurham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 489. ISBN1-884995-14-4.
^Chittenden, Irene (June 28, 1928). "Old Frenchtown adobe building and hidden stone bridge to be rebuilt by Aggie Club of Dry Creek Center". Oroville Mercury-Register. Oroville, CA. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
^"Frenchtown of Gold Rush fame is being restored as modern country estate". Appeal-Democrat. Marysville, CA. November 12, 1940. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Frenchtown, Yuba County, California
frenchtown, yuba, county, california, settlement, dorado, county, frenchtown, dorado, county, california, 38806, 25500, 38806, 25500, frenchtownunincorporated, communityfrenchtownlocation, californiashow, californiafrenchtownfrenchtown, united, states, show, u. For the settlement in El Dorado County see Frenchtown El Dorado County California 39 23 17 N 121 15 18 W 39 38806 N 121 25500 W 39 38806 121 25500 FrenchtownUnincorporated communityFrenchtownLocation in CaliforniaShow map of CaliforniaFrenchtownFrenchtown the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 39 23 17 N 121 15 18 W 39 38806 N 121 25500 W 39 38806 121 25500CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyYuba CountyElevation 1 1 447 ft 441 m Frenchtown is an unincorporated community in Yuba County California It is located on Dry Creek 6 miles 9 7 km southeast of Rackerby 2 at an elevation of 1447 feet 441 m The town was started by a French man named Vavasseur 2 He built a hotel and store in 1854 at the site of Frenchtown which soon numbered some 500 residents and had three hotels three saloons two blacksmith shops a barber shop and a bakery However the town was virtually abandoned by 1870 and by 1928 the only remains were an adobe wine cellar a stone bridge and an ore processing apparatus 3 In 1940 San Francisco attorney Thomas F Califro bought the Frenchtown site and built a country estate there using one of the stone rollers of the ore processing arrastra in his front wall 4 Today the Frenchtown area is a vacation destination with wineries of the North Yuba AVA and country inns References edit U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Frenchtown Yuba County California 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 489 ISBN 1 884995 14 4 Chittenden Irene June 28 1928 Old Frenchtown adobe building and hidden stone bridge to be rebuilt by Aggie Club of Dry Creek Center Oroville Mercury Register Oroville CA Retrieved December 30 2023 Frenchtown of Gold Rush fame is being restored as modern country estate Appeal Democrat Marysville CA November 12 1940 Retrieved December 30 2023 U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Frenchtown Yuba County CaliforniaExternal links editFrenchtown Farms Frenchtown Inn nbsp This Yuba County California related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frenchtown Yuba County California amp oldid 1192857248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
