Beckwourth, CA

Beckwourth is a small census-designated place in Plumas County, California, east of Portola. It sits in the high-country landscape of the Sierra Nevada rather than in a dense town grid, with local identity tied to rural roads, open land, and the nearby Plumas County Airport. The post office opened as Beckwith in 1870 and was renamed Beckwourth in 1932. To...