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Moores Flat (variant: Moore's Flat; formerly, Clinton〔) is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of above sea level.〔 Moores Flat is located on the north-northeast of North Bloomfield. ==Gold rush history== Moores Flat was settled between 1851 and 1852 as a gold rush site with "Marks & Co." one of its few known gold dust dealers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Alleghany )〕 Gold was found buried in tertiary gravel channels.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About Alleghany )〕 In 1880, the population was 50.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Nevada County GenWeb Nevada County History )〕 By the early 1900s, its town declined quickly.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Grass Valley )〕 The Clinton post office opened in 1854; the name was changed to Moores Flat in 1857.〔 It closed for a time in 1903, and closed for good in 1910.〔 The miner and California State Assemblyman, S. L. Blackwell, was associated with the town's post office in 1880. The name honors H.M. Moore who built the first house and a store there in 1851.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Moores Flat, California」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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