| Silver Creek | |
|---|---|
| Former settlement | |
  Silver CreekLocation in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′40″N 121°04′18″W / 39.94444°N 121.07167°W / 39.94444; -121.07167 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Plumas County |
| Elevation | 3,724 ft (1,135 m) |
Silver Creek is a former settlement in Plumas County, California. It lay at an elevation of 3724 feet (1135 m). Silver Creek is located 1.25 miles (2.0 km) north-northwest of Meadow Valley.
History
Silver Creek was the home to the largest Chinese settlement of Plumas County, with over 500 residents, which lasted from about 1855 to the 1920s. It became the commercial center for the county's Chinese, with hotels, restaurants, stores, worship and social places. The land surrounding the town was later dredged away, leaving only a few remnants to see today.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Silver Creek, California
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 417. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- "The Chinese in Plumas County". Plumas County Museum Association. 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
The museum enjoys a personal connection to the Chinese of Plumas County: Our first curator, Robert Gee Moon, was the grandson of Mun Gee, an early-day Silver Creek merchant. Many of the items displayed here are from the Moon (Mun) family.
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