Pulga (California)

Pulga
Pulga Location in California
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	Butte County
Coordinates :	39 ° 48 ′  N , 121 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 48 ′  N , 121 ° 27 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Height :	426 m
Postal code :	95462
Area code :	+1 530
FIPS :	06-58926
GNIS ID :	1659439
Website :	www.pulgatown.com

Pulga (Spanish for "flea"; also: Big Bar ) is an unincorporated area in Butte County , California . It is located on the western slope of the North Fork Feather River Canyon at an altitude of about 426 meters. Nearby communities are Mayaro , Poe and Parkhill . In the city there is a Caltrans Highway Maintenance Station (possibly comparable to German highway maintenance depots ) of the California Department of Transportation on California State Route 70 (SR 70). The place is at the mouth of Flea Valley Creek , which contributed to the name of the place.

The trains of the Union Pacific Railroad operates daily with the Canyon Division in the area. The route was originally built by the Western Pacific Railroad and is known for its scenic views from the trains. The observation wagons called Vista Dome were designed and built with this in mind. Nowadays, the route is used by a constant flow of freight trains that primarily transport wood.

Using the SR 70 offers picturesque views of the rocky gorge. Lattice girder bridges along the highway were seismically upgraded in 2004 in order to prepare them for earthquakes inevitable in California .

The electricity networks Cresta Powerhouse (39 ° 49'35 "N 121 ° 24'28" W) and Camp Creek Powerhouse (39 ° 49'37 "N 121 ° 25'06" W) located approximately 4.8 kilometers north of Pulga on SR 70. Cresta went online in 1949, Camp Creek a year later. The area around these works is referred to as Mayaro on some topographic, highway, or railroad maps. Another place name (Cresta) is given about a mile beyond the work of the same name.

A post office was opened in 1906; the postcode is 95965. The village is located within the telephone area code 530.

Pulga Road is a private crossing over the facilities of the Union Pacific Railroad. Camp Creek is a street that gives right of way through Pulga's private property. All areas outside the street are privately owned. In and around the city there are neither campsites nor RV sites. The private property ends roughly in the area of ​​the hills adjoining to the south.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Feature Detail Report for: Pulga . US Board on Geographic Names. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
2. ^ ^{A b} David L. Durham: California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State . Word Dancer Press., Clovis, Calif. 1998, p. 296.

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• US Geological Survey, Pulga, California, 7.5 minute quadrangle, 1994.
• US Geological Survey, National Geographic Names Database.
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