Omega, California
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Nevada County |
| Elevation[1] | 4,304 ft (1,312 m) |
| Population (1880)[2] | |
| • Total | 50 |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
Omega (originally, Delerium Tremens)[3] was a former settlement in Nevada County, California, first populated in 1850 by a single miner, J.A. Dixon, working a claim during the California Gold Rush.[4] The town was located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) east-southeast of the present-day unincorporated town of Washington, California.[3] A sister town, Alpha, located at what is now the site of the historical Omega Hydraulic Diggings, was about 1 mi (1.6 km) north of Omega. In the mid 1850s, following the introduction of hydraulic mining operations nearby, the town prospered. Omega had a post office (which operated from 1857 to 1891),[3] and needed to convert a residence into a jail in late 1858.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omega, California
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Alpha-Omega Lookout and Monument; at malakoff.com; accessed May 2014
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