Jim Crow Creek (California)

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Jim Crow Creek is a stream and a road east of Downieville in Sierra County, California, in the United States.^[1]

Jim Crow Creek was named after the nickname of a Kanaka (Pacific Island worker) in the California Gold Rush.^[2]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jim Crow Creek (California)
^ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. University of California Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8.

39°33′06″N 120°46′51″W / 39.55173°N 120.78070°W / 39.55173; -120.78070

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jim Crow Creek (California)

[2] Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. University of California Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8.

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