Fort John, California
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fort-john-california-275-1931621
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Fort John, California
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Fort John is a former settlement and mining location in Amador County, California, briefly populated in the 1850s. It was located on the South Fork of Dry Creek, 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Volcano. Fort John was named for John Stuart. A church and schoolhouse, reportedly the first in what would become Amador County, were built as early as 1850-51. The church was Methodist Episcopal and built by P.Y. Cool. The site thrived for about a year, but when the mining in Volcano proved better, the sit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_John,_California
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2024-01-25T22:34:57Z
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