Colgate Power Plant
Colgate Power Plant is an industrial building in Yuba County, Sacramento Valley, California. Colgate Power Plant is situated nearby to the peak Red Bluff, as well as near Dixon Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
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 2½ miles southeast of Colgate Power Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include French Corral and Birchville.
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 2½ miles southeast of Colgate Power Plant.
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 2½ miles east of Colgate Power Plant.
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 south of Colgate Power Plant.
Colgate Power Plant
- Type: Industrial building
- Also known as: “New Colgate Powerhouse”
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Yuba County, Sacramento Valley, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.33083° or 39° 19′ 51″ northLongitude
-121.19159° or 121° 11′ 30″ westInception
October 1969Operator
Yuba County Water AgencyOpen location code
84FW8RJ5+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 136055463OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q11963965
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Satellite Map
Discover Colgate Power Plant from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Ukrainian—“Colgate Power Plant” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Colgate-demningen”
- Norwegian: “Colgate-demningen”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Колгейт”
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Highlights include Red Bluff and Pleasant Valley Sanctuary.
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