Town Talk, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Town Talk

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Town Talk

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Town Talk

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Coordinates: 39°14′36″N 121°01′51″W﻿ / ﻿39.24333°N 121.03083°W﻿ / 39.24333; -121.03083
Country|  United States
State|  California
County| Nevada County
Elevation

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| 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

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Town Talk, California
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Brower, Maria E. (2006). Gold Rush Towns of Nevada County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 41\. ISBN 9780738546926.
4. ^ "'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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