Camanche, California
A view of Camanche's Main Street, circa 1950s. Rich mining deposits near Camanche drew settlers to the town in the mid-nineteenth century. Camanche was once home to a bustling Chinatown, which burned down in 1873.
About this community
- Dam
- Camanche Dam
- River
- Mokelumne River
- Region
- California
- Established
- 1849
- Inundated
- 1964