Camp O'pera (also, Camp Opera) is a former settlement and mining camp in Amador County, California. It was founded by Mexicans in the summer of 1849 near French Camp, southeast of Ione, California.
By 1853, it was growing and by 1857 was at its height. By the early 1860s, the town was in decline. Camp O'pera was a reputed hideout for the infamous outlaw Joaquin Murieta.
References
- ^ Miller, Donald C. (1978). Ghost Towns of California. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. p. 29. ISBN 0871085178.
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 511. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
| Municipalities and communities of Amador County, California, United States | ||
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| County seat: Jackson | ||
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38°17′46″N 120°53′28″W / 38.2962°N 120.8912°W / 38.2962; -120.8912
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