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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1VTI_following-in-their-footsteps-east-flange-rock-historical_Pinecrest-CA.html
"The passage of this emigrant train, which forced its way through this almost impassable section of the Sierra Nevadas in 1852, was one of peculiar hardship and suffering - excelled in this respect, perhaps only by the ill-fated one of '46 that st…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QXX_sierra-railway-shops_Jamestown-CA.html
Between 1897 and 1955 this shops[sic] complex, including freight house, roundhouse, turntable and car shops, was Sierra Railway's main locomotive and car maintenance facility. Sierra served the hardrock mining and lumbering industries, and assiste…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QXU_the-humbug-mine_Jamestown-CA.html
The Humbug Mine was situated on the east slope of Table Mountain near Jamestown. It was the richest mine of its kind in the Mother Lode. Producing more than $4,000,000 worth of gold in its heyday due to the geology of the mountain, the mine produc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HET_standard-township_Sonora-CA.html
Starting as a Mi-Wuk village, Standard was ranchland during the gold rush era, when the murderous Jim Lyons lived here. In 1909 Xavier Fassler sold his 567-acre dairy ranch to Standard Lumber Co. By the 1920 the town had been sold to Pickering Lum…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HBH_route-of-the-bartleson-bidwell-party-1841_Stafford-CA.html
The Bartleson-Bidwell party of 34 people was the first emigrant group to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains from the east. When they passed through this area during late October 1841, some of the party tried to follow the river. The impassable cany…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1HBG_the-last-battle_Stafford-CA.html
The canyon to your right was the scene of the last battle between Indians and whites in Tuolumne County. On February 10, 1858, a band of Piutes attacked a group of employees of the Columbia & Stanislaus River Water Co. In the fight which followed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1H85_bixel-brewery_Columbia-CA.html
This building was built in 1856 by Charles Alberding and has a predominant history as a saloon. Over time different business owners created new names for the building including: Alberding Saloon, Pioneer Saloon, Oyster Saloon, Saint Charles Saloon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1DBN_springfield-cemetery_Sonora-CA.html
Springfield was founded in 1850 with up to 2000 inhabitants. Its downfall soon commenced, however, owing, in great part, to the foreign miner's tax.
This cemetery, located on a hill above the town, was first used in 1852 and the last burial wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BL3_jamestown-united-methodist-church_Jamestown-CA.html
"Built and paid for in 1852 partly by the gamblers and partly by the good people of Jamestown for the use of all sects on Sundays and for educational purposed on week days." - Mulford / 1860's.Deeded to Methodist Episcopal Church June 6, 1853 by J…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18LD_yosemite-ghost-mines_Clearfield-CA.html
As early as 1860, prospectors explored Mono Pass in search of rich rock. Here, among the glacially carved granite and craggy peaks of the Sierra crest, these hardy men discovered silver deposits and went to work in hopes of fortune.
Buildings o…