This town was established around 1850. The area was the second mother lode of the gold rush.
After the gold rush, it was more of a ranching type of community. It is a county ordinance because there are no incorporated towns in the county.
Sounds like you live in my old home town ....
When I grew up there, we didn't have deer problems. Of course, the town was smaller and the surrounding area was not nearly as developed as it is today, so the deer just didn't come to town.
We had four acres with a small orchard, a large vegetable garden and little or no wildlife to cause problems.
Smiles,
Lyn
