Lancha Plana, California

Lancha Plana
Former settlement
Lancha Plana

Location in California

Coordinates: 38°13′29″N 120°54′07″W / 38.22472°N 120.90194°W / 38.22472; -120.90194Coordinates: 38°13′29″N 120°54′07″W / 38.22472°N 120.90194°W / 38.22472; -120.90194
Country United States
State California
County Amador County
Elevation[1] 220 ft (67 m)
GNIS feature ID 253642[1]
Reference no. 30

Lancha Plana ("flat boat" in Spanish; formerly, Sonora Bar)[2] was a small settlement in Amador County, California, formed as a result of a flatboat ferry crossing across the Mokelumne River. It was founded by Mexican settlers in 1848.[3] It lay on the north bank of the Mokelumne River, 9 miles (14 km) south-southeast of Ione,[2] at an elevation of 220 feet (67 m). The remnants of the town were submerged as a result of the damming of the river to form the Camanche Reservoir. Lancha Plana Bridge crosses the lake now about where the town once stood.

Lancha Plana is registered as a California Historical Landmark.[4]

A post office operated at Lancha Plana from 1859 to 1919, with a closure from 1912 to 1913.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lancha Plana (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  2. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 511. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ↑ Miller, Donald C. (1978). Ghost Towns of California. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. p. 106. ISBN 0871085178.
  4. ↑ "Lancha Plana". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-03-30.


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