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Mountain House Historic District: July 12, 2019 : 13465 Oroville-Quincy Highway Coordinates missing: Mountain House: 14: Mud Creek Canyon: August 14, 1973 : Address Restricted: Chico: 15: Oroville Carnegie Library: Oroville Carnegie Library
The town was originally named "Ophir City", but was renamed Oroville when the first post office opened in 1854 (oro is Spanish for "gold"). [11] The City of Oroville was incorporated on January 3, 1906. [12] Gold was found at Bidwell Bar, one of California's first gold-mining sites, bringing thousands of prospectors to the Oroville area.
Butte County (/ ˈ b j uː t / ⓘ) is a county located in the northern central part of the U.S. state of California.In the 2020 census, its population was 211,632. [6] [8] The county seat is Oroville.
Dozens of evacuations remain in place and the city of Oroville declared a local emergency, but some areas in Oroville were reduced to evacuation warnings Wednesday afternoon. The Sheriff’s ...
The community of Kelly Ridge offers direct access to boating, camping, fishing and a variety of water sports. This neighborhood is closely connected to the city of Oroville and is a popular place to retire and enjoy the outdoors. The 2010 United States census reported Kelly Ridge's population was 2,544.
Osoyoos Lake State Park [1] was a Washington state park in Okanogan County until it was sold to the city of Oroville and renamed Osoyoos Lake Veteran’s Memorial Park.The park has a 300-foot (91 m) sandy beach on Osoyoos Lake, boat ramp, and campground.
Oroville City Elementary School District is a public school district in Butte County, California, United States.. The district consists of eight schools: Sierra Del Oro Preschool for Special Needs Students; five elementary schools: Bird Street Elementary School, Oakdale Heights Elementary School, Ophir Elementary School, Stanford Avenue Elementary School, and Wyandotte Academy; and two middle ...
Flames are seen on the shores of Lake Oroville from the Thompson Fire on Tuesday, June 2, 2024. The 3,000-acre wildfire has prompted evacuations of roughly 13,000 residents in Butte County.