Spanish Creek Mines

Spanish Creek Mines (HM12A5)

Location: Quincy, CA 95971 Plumas County
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N 39° 56.962', W 121° 2.166'

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Millions in gold were taken from the Spanish Creek Mines between 1851 and 1905. To supply the miners the small town of New Boston sprang up at the mouth of Wahponsey Creek. Complete with a toll gate, apple orchard and gardens, in the 1870's it was covered by slickins from the large hydraulic mines nearby. Water to mine was brought from Silver Lake, and Upper Spanish Creek by a ditch, some 20 miles long. Gopher Hill, Plumas County's largest hydraulic mine, is now the county dump. Also through this area ran the historic Beckwourth Emigrant Trail.
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HM NumberHM12A5
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed1997
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Las Plumas del Oro Chapter No. 8
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 20th, 2014 at 5:10pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 667767 N 4423984
Decimal Degrees39.94936667, -121.03610000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 56.962', W 121° 2.166'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 56' 57.72" N, 121° 2' 9.96" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 401-499 Oroville-Quincy Hwy, Quincy CA 95971, US
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