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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X3X_bells-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
Fashioned as either small ornaments or large enough to be heard for miles, bells have long been a part of human history and culture. First appearing around 2000 B.C. as simple percussion instruments, they continue to celebrate special events to th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X3W_camp-9-powerhouse-pelton-wheel-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
The use of wheels to convert flowing or falling water into power began in ancient Greece around the third to the first century B.C. In 1878 Lester Allan Pelton, a carpenter and blacksmith from Nevada City, invented a new design for an impulse wate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X3V_just-jenny-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
This steam traction engine was built by Owens, Lane, Dyer & Co. of Hamilton Ohio most likely in the 1870s. Its particular gear drive mechanism, along with the incline cylinder distinguish it as an O.L.D. & Co. machine.According to the story, this …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X3U_ol-beth-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
This Best 110 hp steam traction engine, built 1903-1906, was originally used by Pacific Borax Co. to pull ore wagons. The next owner was the Dixie Mill, near Sheep Ranch, where it was used to haul logs down the steep hillsides to the loading deck.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X3T_serpentine-drill-core-section-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
This core section was created in 1934 while boring an air/service shaft for the Idaho-Maryland Mine in Grass Valley, California. The overseer of this demanding project was mining engineer J.B. Newsome. Reputed to be the largest drill core of its t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X3S_stalactite-stalagmite-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
This natural formation came from a cavern on the property of the Calaveras Cement Co., located near Calaveritas in Calaveras County. It was donated to the museum by the Flintkote Co. in 1957. Collectively known as speleothems, these ancient format…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1X3R_signal-cannon-utica-mine-ore-car-arrastra-model-historical_Angels-Camp-CA.html
SIGNAL CANNONSmall cannons, like our iron example, were usually intended to fire signals rather than function as weapons. Also known as salute cannons, many were used onboard ships and were often mounted on a swivel, as this example may have been.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18YY_buena-vista-cemetery_Angels-Camp-CA.html
Buena Vista Cemetery's oldest grave marker, for a six year old boy, has the date of death of June 26, 1855. Older graves may exist that have no markers on them. Buena Vista is the earliest official burial location in Murphys. In 1930, Buena Vista …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM140N_our-vietnam-era-veterans_Angels-Camp-CA.html
Dedicated byThe Bret Harte U.H.S. Class of 1961To honorOur Vietnam Era VeteransAnd the memory of ourFallen friends and classmatesSpec. 4 Gene Bettger 7-43 / 12-66Ensign Glenn Whittle 6-43 / 10-67Capt. Anthony Albasio 8-43 / 7-69
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM140H_giovanni-lavagnino_Angels-Camp-CA.html
In TributeTo the pioneer craftsman whose skills, ingenuity and determination established permanent communities in the wake of the gold rush, and whose progeny have continued to contribute to the region's character and spirit, recognition is today …