The Lost Communities of Lake Oroville - (Images of America) by Larry R Matthews & Scott C Roberts (Paperback)

About the Book

The North Fork and West Branch -- The Middle Fork -- The South Fork -- Mooretown and Feather Falls Village -- Saving historic icons -- Relics.

Book Synopsis

In 1968, Lake Oroville flooded the West Branch, North Fork, Middle Fork, and South Fork canyons of the Feather River. Also inundated were the communities of Las Plumas, the Big Bend Power House, Bidwell Bar, and Enterprise. In 1994, Feather Falls Village, located above the lake, also ceased to exist due to a totally different situation. But all of these communities had one thing in common: there were people who had resided in them for decades and who still have an emotional connection to them. This book attempts to preserve some of the history of those areas and also tries to show some of what it was like to live in those now almost forgotten communities.

Review Quotes

"As memories dim of the small communities covered by the waters, local writers Larry R. Matthews (author of "The Building Of The Oroville Dam") and Scott C. Roberts have published more than a hundred black and white photographs, many from residents of those towns." OrovilleMR