— Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail —
The first community in Tuolumne County to be founded (1855) entirely upon the operation of a lode mine. Site of the famous Soulsby Mine (discovered by Benjamine Soulsby) which produced over $6,500,00 by 1900. The first hardrock miners who worked mine were from Cornwall, England. First group of 499 arriving in 1858.| HM Number | HM48C |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail series |
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| Marker Number | 420 |
| Year Placed | 1950 |
| Placed By | Citizens of Soulsbyville and Tuolumne County Gold Centennial Celebration Committee |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 12:27am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10S E 740289 N 4207661 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.98480000, -120.26395000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 59.088', W 120° 15.837' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 59' 5.28" N, 120° 15' 50.22" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 209 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 19986-20002 Community Dr, Soulsbyville CA 95372, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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