Editing Linda, California (section)

==History==
The townsite was originally laid out in 1850 and originally called Olivehurst by John Rose at the furthest navigable point on the [[Yuba River]], on the south bank above [[Marysville, California|Marysville]].<ref name=CGN /> The town at that site lasted only two years before moving to its present location.<ref name=CGN /> The original site is buried under tailings from hydraulic mining.<ref name=CGN />

Speckert Lumber and [[Diamond International]] operated a sawmill in Linda from 1937 to 1984.<ref>{{Cite news| issn = 0890-5738| pages = –| last = Engellenner| first = Jon| title = CLOSURE OF SAWMILL WILL MARK END OF 37-YEAR TRADITION IN LINDA| work = SACRAMENTO BEE| date = 1984-05-04| url = https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AWNB&docref=news/0EB0D55F0ADC1339}}</ref>

In 1986, some of the property owners [[Paterno v. State of California|sued the state]] for damages following the collapse of a levee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paterno v. State of California (1999) |url=https://law.justia.com/cases/california/court-of-appeal/4th/74/68.html |access-date=2024-01-28 |website=Justia Law |language=en}}</ref>