Place:Oregon City, Butte, California, United States

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NameOregon City
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates39.583°N 121.517°W
Located inButte, California, United States
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Oregon City, formerly Bloomingdale and Hengy, is a ghost town located between Oroville and Cherokee in Butte County, California. One of the first mining camps in the county, it was established in the autumn of 1848 by a party of Oregonians, who came to California over the Applegate and Lassen trails. Little more than a year later their captain, Peter H. Burnett, became the first civil Governor of California. For a time, Oregon City prospered as a gold mining and supply center, then it declined into virtual oblivion. It lies above mean sea level.

The Hengy post office operated from 1894 to 1900 and from 1901 to 1902; it was named after the first postmaster, Jessie Hengy.[1] The Bloomingdale post office operated from 1902 to 1905.[1]

The site of the camp is now a California Historical Landmark.

The Oregon City Covered Bridge, also known as the Castleberry Covered Bridge, is located near Oregon City.

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