Boston Ravine
Former settlement
Boston Ravine is located in California
Boston Ravine
Boston Ravine
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°12′29″N 121°04′07″W / 39.20806°N 121.06861°W / 39.20806; -121.06861
Country United States
State California
CountyNevada County
Elevation2,339 ft (713 m)
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boston Ravine, California

Boston Ravine is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-southwest of Grass Valley.[2] Its elevation is 2,339 ft (713 m) above sea level.[1]

History

The settlement began in the fall of 1849 with four cabins on the south of a ravine, erected by the Boston Company, led by Rev. H.H. Cummings.[3] By 1853, there were several quartz mills,[4] and later a foundry. It is situated .5 mi (0.80 km) from present-day Grass Valley, California.[5]

A post office operated at Boston Ravine from 1889 to 1890.[2]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Boston Ravine has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boston Ravine, California
  2. 1 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. 453. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Douglas E. Kyle; Hero Rensch (2002). Historic spots in California (5 ed.). Stanford University Press. p. 256. ISBN 0-8047-4482-3.
  4. Lindgren, Waldemar (1896). The gold-quartz veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley Districts, California. Government printing office. pp. 20.
  5. Brower, Maria E. (2006). Gold Rush Towns of Nevada County. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 13, 47. ISBN 0-7385-4692-5.
  6. Climate Summary for Boston Ravine, California



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