Boston Ravine, California

Boston Ravine
Boston Ravine
Former settlement
	Boston Ravine Location in California
	Coordinates: 39°12′29″N 121°04′07″W / 39.20806°N 121.06861°W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Nevada County
Elevation	2,339 ft (713 m)
	U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boston Ravine, California

Boston Ravine is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Boston Ravine is located 1 mile (1.6 km) south-southwest of Grass Valley.^[2] Its elevation is 2,339 ft (713 m) above sea level.^[1]

History

The settlement began in the fall of 1849 with four cabins on the south of a ravine, erected by the Boston Company, led by Rev. H.H. Cummings.^[3] By 1853, there were several quartz mills,^[4] and later a foundry. It is situated .5 mi (0.80 km) from present-day Grass Valley, California.^[5]

A post office operated at Boston Ravine from 1889 to 1890.^[2]

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Boston Ravine has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boston Ravine, California
^ ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 453. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Douglas E. Kyle; Hero Rensch (2002). Historic spots in California (5 ed.). Stanford University Press. p. 256. ISBN 0-8047-4482-3.
^ Lindgren, Waldemar (1896). The gold-quartz veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley Districts, California. Government printing office. pp. 20.
^ Brower, Maria E. (2006). Gold Rush Towns of Nevada County. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 13, 47. ISBN 0-7385-4692-5.
^ Climate Summary for Boston Ravine, California

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Boston Ravine, California

[CGN-2] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 453. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

[Hoover-3] Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Douglas E. Kyle; Hero Rensch (2002). Historic spots in California (5 ed.). Stanford University Press. p. 256. ISBN 0-8047-4482-3.

[Lindgren-4] Lindgren, Waldemar (1896). The gold-quartz veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley Districts, California. Government printing office. pp. 20.

[Brower-5] Brower, Maria E. (2006). Gold Rush Towns of Nevada County. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 13, 47. ISBN 0-7385-4692-5.

[6] Climate Summary for Boston Ravine, California

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