Diamondville
Diamondville was once a mining community on Butte Creek.
It has now passed into oblivion. It was located two and one-half miles above the
Covered Bridge on Centerville Road.
In the early 1850 immigrants began to arrive in Butte Creek Canyon and many
of them were Chinese. They made up a substantial part of Diamondville. The
Chinese would mine and pan the dirt that white man wouldn't look at.
A reporter of the San Francisco Evening Bulletin said of Diamondville, "At
one time it could boast of two or three stores and as many saloons, a big hotel,
several boarding houses and a daily stage from Oroville."
In 1878 a school was built and classes were held for several years at the
original site. In 1888 a new school was built on the east side of Butte Creek
facing Honey Run Rd, a short distance above the Covered Bridge. In 1926 the
school was annexed to Centerville.
To learn more about Diamondville visit the
Centerville
Colman Memorial Community Museum.
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