Yankee Hill

Yankee Hill (HM15ZU)

Location: Oroville, CA 95965 Butte County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 42.232', W 121° 31.392'

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Est. 1856

This is the area of the original historic site of Old Yankee Hill. It was first founded as a gold mining town, having in later years a hotel, general store, Wells Fargo post office, saloon and a winery.Yankee Hill was purchased by the Smiths in the 1940s and later destroyed by numerous fires.Dedicated in memory of the late Skeet and Skeeter Smith and the pioneers before them by Florence and Rosie Smith.
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HM NumberHM15ZU
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Year Placed2008
Placed ByFlorence and Rosie Smith
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Date Added Friday, September 5th, 2014 at 8:13pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 626604 N 4395932
Decimal Degrees39.70386667, -121.52320000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 42.232', W 121° 31.392'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 42' 13.92" N, 121° 31' 23.52" W
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Area Code(s)916, 530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 11150-11170 Yankee Hill Rd, Oroville CA 95965, US
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