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Coordinates: 38°17′46″N 120°53′28″W / 38.2962°N 120.8912°W / 38.2962; -120.8912
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{{Short description|Former settlement and mining camp in California}}
'''Camp O'pera''' (also, '''Camp Opera''')<ref name=GT /> is a former settlement and mining camp in [[Amador County, California|Amador County]], [[California]]. It was founded by Mexicans<ref name=GT /> in the summer of 1849 near French Camp,<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|511}}</ref> southeast of [[Ione, California]].<ref name=GT>{{Ghost Towns of California|29}}</ref>
'''Camp O'pera''' (also, '''Camp Opera''')<ref name=GT /> is a former settlement and mining camp in [[Amador County, California|Amador County]], [[California]]. It was founded by Mexicans<ref name=GT /> in the summer of 1849 near French Camp,<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|511}}</ref> southeast of [[Ione, California]].<ref name=GT>{{Ghost Towns of California|29}}</ref>



Latest revision as of 22:43, 2 October 2024

Camp O'pera (also, Camp Opera)[1] is a former settlement and mining camp in Amador County, California. It was founded by Mexicans[1] in the summer of 1849 near French Camp,[2] southeast of Ione, California.[1]

By 1853, it was growing and by 1857 was at its height.[1] By the early 1860s, the town was in decline.[1] Camp O'pera was a reputed hideout for the infamous outlaw Joaquin Murieta.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Miller, Donald C. (1978). Ghost Towns of California. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. p. 29. ISBN 0871085178.
  2. ^ 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.

38°17′46″N 120°53′28″W / 38.2962°N 120.8912°W / 38.2962; -120.8912