Rio Bravo (former settlement), California

[1] It was located on the railroad 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Panama.

[1] Rio Bravo was a Mexican settlement established in 1849.

It took its name from the Spanish name for the Kern River Rio Bravo de San Felipe.

[1] The application of the name Panama was descriptive of the location as low, swampy, and plagued by mosquitos.

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