Lancha Plana

Amador County · 6.8 miles south of Buena Vista · location approximate

Lancha Plana (Flat Boat) was well settled by 1850 due to the hydraulic mining in the extensive gravel beds along the Mokelumne River. The Amador Dispatch newspaper was born in Lancha Plana in 1856. Poverty Bar, Camp Opra, Copper Center, and Put's Bar were "suburbs" of the larger town.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.

Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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