Starvation Bar
Starvation Bar is a bar in Nevada County, Gold Country, California. Starvation Bar is situated nearby to the hamlet French Corral, as well as near Bridgeport.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. First long-distance telephone line is situated 2 miles northwest of Starvation Bar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Corral and Bridgeport.
French Corral
Hamlet
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. French Corral is situated 1½ miles northwest of Starvation Bar.
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 2½ miles west of Starvation Bar.
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 3 miles north of Starvation Bar.
Starvation Bar
- Type: Bar
- Categories: Char (River Island) and landform
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Starvation Bar” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Starvation Bar”
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