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Neals Diggins (also, Neals Diggings; later, Adamstown, Adamsville, and Adams Bar) is a former settlement and mining camp in Butte County,
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upstream of Oroville, on the opposite bank from Long's Bar. It was founded by Sam Neal, a local rancher, in 1848. Later that year, George Adams re-established the place and named it for himself.


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Former settlements in Butte County, California Former populated places in California Populated places established in 1848 {{ButteCountyCA-geo-stub