Lost City, California
38°05′12″N 120°44′59″W / 38.08667°N 120.74972°W
Lost City | |
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Coordinates: 38°05′12″N 120°44′59″W / 38.08667°N 120.74972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Calaveras County |
Elevation | 1,053 ft (321 m) |
Lost City (formerly Stone City and Stone Creek Settlement) is an
Etienne Cabet).[2] The settlement was abandoned by 1896, though a few walls of the original dry-laid field stone buildings remain.[2][3] The ruins are currently on private land.[2]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost City, California
- ^ a b c d "CAL FIRE Archaeology Program: Archaeological Investigations at Lost City, Calaveras County, California". calfire.ca.gov/. Cal Fire. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ^ Pisio, Rick. "Lost City Ruins". RWP Photography. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
Further reading
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 797. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.