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Onion Valley, California is a former
California gold rush The California gold rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the U ...
mining settlement and supply station in Plumas County, California, United States.


Geography

Onion Valley was located on Onion Valley Creek northeast of La Porte, California at the foot of Pilot Peak. Note that the California counties of Inyo, Sierra, Placer, Amador and Calaveras have other locations with the same name.


History

Onion Valley was named for the wild onion plants native to the area. As a
Gold Rush A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, ...
community, population may have peaked at 1,500 in 1851 with six hotels, a few stores and saloons, gambling parlor and a bowling alley. Business started to decline at the end of 1851, and by 1853 only 120 settlers are noted. Organized
ski Skis are runners, attached to the user's feet, designed to glide over snow. Typically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partially secured heel. For climbing slopes, ski skins c ...
club downhill speed races were held at Onion Valley starting in 1861, with Sierra longboard skis referred to as "Norwegian snow-shoes".
California Historical Landmark A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in the U.S. state of California that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance. Criteria Historical significance is determined by meetin ...
s No. 723 and 724 reference Onion Valley as a pioneer organized ski club in America. The 1880 population was listed as 23. A hotel and the Eclipse mine was in the area. Photographs capture the decline of the area's human structures from 1905 to 1953.Onion Valley, 1953
Calisphere The California Digital Library (CDL) was founded by the University of California in 1997. Under the leadership of then UC President Richard C. Atkinson, the CDL's original mission was to forge a better system for scholarly information management ...


See also

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Plumas National Forest Plumas National Forest is a 1,146,000-acre (464,000 ha) National forest (United States), United States national forest located in northern California at the northern terminus of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The Forest was named after i ...
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Pacific Crest Trail The Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), officially designated as the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail, is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail closely aligned with the highest portion of the Cascade and Sierra Nevada mountain ranges, which lie ...
* Lost Sierra *
List of ghost towns in California Ghost towns in California were caused by factors including the end of the California gold rush, the creation of new lakes, and the abandonment of formerly-used rail and motor routes. Classification Barren site * Sites no longer in exist ...


References

{{authority control Ghost towns in California History of Plumas County, California Plumas County, California Former populated places in California