Brandy City, formerly known as Strychnine City, is an
unincorporated community
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in
Sierra County,
California
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, United States, west of
Goodyears Bar.
The settlement is on Cherokee Creek, a tributary of the
North Fork of the Yuba River. Gold was discovered there in 1850 and mined in the 19th century and again in the 1920s. There was a school, and until 1926 a post office.
See also
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California Gold Rush
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List of ghost towns in California
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References
Unincorporated communities in Sierra County, California
Ghost towns in California
History of Sierra County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
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