Jim Crow Creek (California)

Jim Crow Creek is a stream and a road east of Downieville in Sierra County, California, in the United States.[1]

Jim Crow Creek was named after the nickname of a Kanaka (Pacific Island worker) in the California Gold Rush.[2]

See also

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jim Crow Creek (California)
  2. Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. University of California Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8.


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