Dufftown, California

Dufftown, California

Dufftown is a former settlement and mining camp in El Dorado County, California.[1] It was located near Kelsey.[1]

The place was named by sailors who ate plum duff for dinner each Sunday.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 507. ISBN 9781884995149. 


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