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Long's Bar

Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, California
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Long's Bar was the site of Gold Rush settlements including Long's Bar, Adamstown, White Rock, and nearby Banner Mine. Sam Neal discovered gold here in 1848. The first Christian and Masonic observances in Butte County were held here in 1849. The first county ferry franchise was established here in 1850.
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