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Quartzburg, Kern County, California

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252: 1122: 45:, the rival town of Quartzburg since both towns shared the Big Blue Mine, which employed 200 people. In 1883, the mine burned down and activity in the mine was minimal until it finally ceased in 1907. Today, the former site of Quartzburg is submerged by 1182: 140: 1197: 1163: 1187: 1192: 37:
Quartzburg was originally named Rogersville, and renamed due to the large amount of quartz in the area surrounding the town. Quartzville was a town based on
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Index

Kern County
California
Kernville
temperance
Kernville
Lake Isabella
List of ghost towns in California



ISBN
1-884995-14-4
"Kernville and Quartzburg - California Ghost Town"
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Kern County, California
County seat
Bakersfield
Cities
Arvin
Bakersfield
California City
Delano
Maricopa
McFarland
Ridgecrest
Shafter
Taft
Tehachapi

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