Secret Town

Secret Town
Secret Town Location in California
Basic data
State :	United States
State :	California
County :	Placer County
Coordinates :	39 ° 9 ′  N , 120 ° 53 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 9 ′  N , 120 ° 53 ′  W
Time zone :	Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 )
Height :	885 m
GNIS ID :	1656283

Secret Town is a civil parish in Placer County , California . It is eight kilometers northeast of Colfax at an altitude of 885 m above sea level.

Surname

Secret Town is best known for its unusual place name. After prospectors found gold nearby, the prospectors wanted to keep the location a secret, which led to the unusual name.

Railway bridge and embankment

Wooden trestle bridge around 1870		Chinese guest workers build an embankment, 1877

The 335 m long and 29 m high wooden trestle bridge of the Central Pacific Railroad , like most bridges on this route, was filled in to build a railway embankment due to the risk of fire from flying sparks from the steam locomotives crossing it .

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Secret Town in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ^ David L. Durham: California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California, Word Dancer Press, 1998. p. 553. ISBN 1-884995-14-4 .
3. ↑ George E. Thompson: You Live Where ?: Interesting and Unusual Facts about where We Live . iUniverse, July 1, 2009, ISBN 978-1-4401-3421-0 , p. 12.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Secret Town Fill. Explore APA Heritage - Chinese Heritage Sites of the American West.