Fiddletown-Oleta

California Historical Landmark

—— Fiddletown-Oleta ——

Settled in 1849 by a party from Missouri. According to tradition they were always fiddling, especially while waiting for the rainy season—hence the name..... It was changed by state legislature in 1878 to Oleta, an ...

Fiddletown

Settled by Missourians 1849. Suggested that settlement be called Fiddletown because residents “were always fiddling.” Changed in 1878 to Oleta but original name later restored. Once trading center for American, Loafer, and French Flats, Lone Hill and other rich mining ...