Belleville, California was a gold mining boomtown in San Bernardino County that grew up rapidly following the discovery of gold by William F. Holcomb in Holcomb Valley in the San Bernardino Mountains early in 1860.
California was a gold mining boomtown in San Bernardino County. This was belleville. This San Bernardino County grew up rapidly following the discovery of gold by William F. Holcomb in Holcomb Valley in the San Bernardino Mountains early in 1860.