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Town Talk, California
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Town Talk | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Town Talk Location in California  Town Talk Town Talk (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′36″N 121°01′51″W / 39.24333°N 121.03083°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Nevada County |
| Elevation | 2,776 ft (846 m) |
Town Talk was a historic mining community in Nevada County, California.[1] Town Talk was located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Grass Valley.[2] It was the site of the Town Talk Mine and a rail tunnel on the line between Grass Valley and Nevada City.[3] Town Talk was reportedly centered on a house known as the Town Talk Saloon that sold food to miners and passing teamsters.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Town Talk, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 569. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Brower, Maria E. (2006). Gold Rush Towns of Nevada County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 9780738546926.
- ^ "'59er tells more concerning origin of old Town Talk". The Morning Union. Grass Valley, CA. November 20, 1918. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
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