Brandy City, California
| Brandy City, California | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Brandy City, California | |
| Coordinates: 39°32′16″N 121°01′31″W / 39.53778°N 121.02528°WCoordinates: 39°32′16″N 121°01′31″W / 39.53778°N 121.02528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sierra |
| Elevation | 3,707 ft (1,130 m) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658126[1] |
Brandy City, formerly known as Strychnine City, is an unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States.
Brandy City is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Goodyears Bar.[2]
Its name recalls an incident when a cask of brandy was accidentally spilled.[3]
See also
- Downieville, California
- History of Sierra County, California
- California Gold Rush
- List of ghost towns in California
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 537. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ↑ Wight, Ellen (1 June 2008). Tales of the Express. Xlibris Corporation. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-4363-2275-1.
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