French Corral
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in California
- Also known as: “French Corral, CA” and “French Corral, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include First long-distance telephone line.
First long-distance telephone line
Monument
The world's first long-distance telephone line, established in 1877, connected French Corral with Bowman Lake at the headwaters of the Yuba River. It was strung across trees and poles for a distance of 60 mi in Nevada County, California, passing through Birchville, Sweetland, North San Juan, Cherokee, North Columbia, Lake City, North Bloomfield, Moores Flat, Graniteville, and Milton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birchville and Bridgeport.
Birchville
Hamlet
Birchville is a historic mining and agricultural community in Nevada County, California. Birchville is located about 10 miles northwest of Nevada City and about 2 miles northeast of French Corral. It is situated at an elevation of 1,765 ft above sea level. Birchville is situated 1½ miles northeast of French Corral.
Bridgeport
Hamlet
Photo: Rick Cooper, CC BY 2.0.
Bridgeport is a former settlement on the Yuba River in Nevada County, California, 2 mi from the town of French Corral. Its elevation is 567 ft above sea level. Bridgeport is situated 2 miles southwest of French Corral.
Sweetland
Hamlet
Sweetland is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Located approximately 20 mi east of Marysville, It is situated at an elevation of 1,857 ft above sea level. Sweetland is situated 3½ miles northeast of French Corral.
French Corral
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.306° or 39° 18′ 22″ northLongitude
-121.16135° or 121° 9′ 41″ westElevation
1,532 feet (467 metres)Open location code
84FW8R4Q+CFOpenStreetMap ID
node 141037977OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“French Corral” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “弗蘭奇科勒爾”
- French: “French Corral”
- Irish: “French Corral”
- Persian: “فرنچ کرال”
- Turkish: “French Corral”
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