Argentine, California
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Argentine is a former settlement in Plumas County
, California
. It lay at an elevation of 4629 feet (1411 m). Argentine is located 9 miles (14.5 km) east of Quincy
.
The place was originally named Greenhorn Diggings, but the name was changed after silver
was discovered at the place.
Plumas County, California
Plumas County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The county gets its name from the Spanish words for the Feather River , which flows through the county. As of the 2010 census, the population 20,007, down from 20,824 at the 2000 census...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It lay at an elevation of 4629 feet (1411 m). Argentine is located 9 miles (14.5 km) east of Quincy
Quincy, California
Quincy is a census-designated place and the county seat of Plumas County, California. The population was 1,728 at the 2010 census, down from 1,879 at the 2000 census. Quincy is named after the city of Quincy, Illinois...
.
The place was originally named Greenhorn Diggings, but the name was changed after silver
Silver
Silver is a metallic chemical element with the chemical symbol Ag and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it has the highest electrical conductivity of any element and the highest thermal conductivity of any metal...
was discovered at the place.