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Negro Bar State Recreation Area
A. History

-first black gold-mining site

-one of the earliest locations where African Americans settled during the Gold Rush

-most left by 1852 to nearby gold fields

B. Location

-was originally a sandbar on the south bank of lower American River

-located in Folsom, CA on the American River

-today's recreation area is on the opposite side of the American River

C. Today

-part of the Folsom Lake State Recreation Area

-used for hiking, biking, running, camping, picnicking, water-skiing, etc.