Town Talk, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

39°14′36″N 121°01′51″W / 39.24333°N 121.03083°W / 39.24333; -121.03083Country

United StatesState

CaliforniaCountyNevada CountyElevation

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2,776 ft (846 m)

Town Talk was a historic mining community in Nevada County, California.^[1] Town Talk was located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Grass Valley.^[2] It was the site of the Town Talk Mine and a rail tunnel on the line between Grass Valley and Nevada City.^[3] Town Talk was reportedly centered on a house known as the Town Talk Saloon that sold food to miners and passing teamsters.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Town Talk, California
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 569. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Brower, Maria E. (2006). Gold Rush Towns of Nevada County. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 41. ISBN 9780738546926.
^ "'59er tells more concerning origin of old Town Talk". The Morning Union. Grass Valley, CA. November 20, 1918. Retrieved December 29, 2023.