Darwin

Darwin (HM1DLH)

Location: Darwin, CA 93522 Inyo County
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 19.091', W 117° 40.276'

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The town was named after Dr. E. Darwin French who explored the area in 1860 giving his name to the falls, canyon, and wash. First recorded mine, the Promontorio, was discovered by Rafael Cuervo October 1876. Darwin was the center of activity of the New Coso Mining District. By 1877 three furnaces were in operation. The greatest producing mines were the Christmas Gift, Defiance, and Lucky Jim. Recorded production of the disrict between 1875 and 1951 was 5,914 oz. gold; 7,630,492 oz. silver; 117,566,900 lbs. lead; 52,124,942 lbs. zinc; 1,489,396 lbs. copper.

Dedicated 10 October 1981
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HM NumberHM1DLH
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Placed ByNew Coso Heritage Society
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Date Added Friday, September 12th, 2014 at 5:27pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 439743 N 4019449
Decimal Degrees36.31818333, -117.67126667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 19.091', W 117° 40.276'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 19' 5.46" N, 117° 40' 16.56" W
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Area Code(s)760
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 462-476 Darwin Rd, Darwin CA 93522, US
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