Butte County Points of Interest
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The Unincorporated Community of Lovelock
The healthy mountain air has drawn many to settle along the roads running north through the forest from the Skyway road... (Wikipedia)
Both Photos 24 April 2013
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Skyway Highway near Lovelock Road
Lovelock
c1851-1861
Lovelock
Square-Nail Town Smith
Named for George Lovelock, born in Wales in 1824, emigrated to California in 1850. George Lovelock settled in Butte County in 1851 and began a successful business in Butte Creek Canyon before moving not far from this present site to establish a ranch and lumber mill. Following business reversals in 1861 George Lovelock left Butte County and moved to Nevada and established the town of Lovelock Nevada.
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