Hammon Grove

Hammon Grove (HMQW0)

Location: Browns Valley, CA 95918 Yuba County
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N 39° 13.794', W 121° 23.969'

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Donated to Yuba County, and opened in July 1928, this park is but a tiny remnant of the 10,000+ acres controlled by Wendell P. Hammon's Dredging companies. He arrived in California in 1875 and by 1902 had developed the incredible machinery needed to dredge gold from the over one billion cubic yards of tailings (which averaged 22 feet deep) left by upstream hydraulic mining. His Yuba Dredge No. 20 was the world's largest. All dredging in the Yuba River Basin ceased by 1968, but the resulting rock piles will remain for many generations to come.
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HM NumberHMQW0
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed2001
Placed ByWm. Bull Meek-Wm. Morris Stewart Chapter 10, E Clampus Vitus, Nevada City, Ca
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 6:31pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 638145 N 4343509
Decimal Degrees39.22990000, -121.39948333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 13.794', W 121° 23.969'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 13' 47.64" N, 121° 23' 58.14" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2022 River Access Rd, Browns Valley CA 95918, US
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