Enterprise (formerly, Mountain Spring) is a former settlement in Butte County,

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. It was located west-northwest of Forbestown on the South Fork of the

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, at an elevation of 902 feet (275 m). In 1968, it was inundated by

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. A post office operated at Enterprise from 1878 to 1926, with a brief closure in 1903. The town was founded in 1852 as Mountain Spring and used as a construction camp. Its later economy was based on being a supply center for the mining operations nearby, especially near Bidwell's Bar. The mining town of Yankee Flat was located southeast of Enterprise.

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* Former settlements in Butte County, California Former populated places in California 1948 disestablishments in California Destroyed populated places Submerged settlements in the United States 1878 establishments in California {{ButteCountyCA-geo-stub