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A post office opened at the town in 1856 under the name Scott River, but was changed to Scott Bar in 1906. Newspapers from the 1850's call the settlement Scott Bar, so why the post office had a different name is a bit of a mystery. The Scott Bar post office closed in 1944 but reopened in 1947 and is still active today. Scott Bar School ca. 1890
Scott Bar, formerly Scott River, is an unincorporated community in Siskiyou County, California, United States. The Scott Bar community is located 19 miles (31 km) west of the town of Yreka and is three miles (4.8 km) upstream on the Scott River from the river's termination point as it flows into the larger Klamath River.
Jul 14, 2022 · Scott River is Kowatsaha. Scott Valley is Iruai or It-to-wi. 1. Scott Bar around 1857, viewed from north of town to the south. Note how sparse the trees are. (California State Library) Wells’s history of Siskiyou County only gives the miner’s name as John Scott. Wikipedia and the U.S.G.S. add a middle initial, W.
Scott Bar is on the lower Scott River in Siskiyou County a few miles south of Hamburg, where the Scott joints the Klamath River. John Scott discovered gold here in 1850. The district was an important center during the early days when the river and older bench gravels were extensively mined. The Quartz Valley mine just east of town has been ...
Nov 1, 2013 · He and his men discovered gold at Scott Bar in July or August 1850. And later, as reported in the SACRAMENTO UNION, June 23, 1851: “The largest lump of pure gold ever found in California was taken out by Messrs. Brown, Beach and Forest at Scott Bar on Scott River within the last few weeks and weighed $3,140.00.”.
I thought some might enjoy knowing a little history of the area. Scott Bar History: Scott Bar was one of the earliest gold discoveries in California and the first discovery in the Siskiyou...
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Scott Bar is on the lower Scott River in Siskiyou County a few miles south of Hamburg, where the Scott joints the Klamath River. John Scott discovered gold here in 1850. The district was an important center during the early days when the river and older bench gravels were extensively mined. The Quartz Valley mine just east of town has been ...
