Based on roads and trails used during its time, French Corral was located between the small towns of
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French Corral's name is self-descriptive in that in 1849 a Frenchman living on Frenchman's Bar on the Yuba River built a mule corral on the site that would later become the town. At about the same time, a Mr. Gallo… See more

The town thrived for several decades, by the early 1850s French Corral had a population of 300-400 residents. In 1852 a Post Office was established and by 1859 a horse express to the nearby town of North San Juan … See more

French Corral's current condition contradicts its prolific past. Having "resounded to the tread of the prospector," the town enjoyed both a placer boom and a hydraulic mining boom. The area existed as a successf… See more