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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM140L_madame-josephine-felix_Copperopolis-CA.html
Josephine Felix arrived from France in 1852, one of the first settlers in Salt Spring Valley. Soon widowed, she established a waystation at the junction of the Angels and Central Ferry Roads. She wed neighbor Alban Hettick and the couple developed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM140J_copperopolis-park_Copperopolis-CA.html
Although Copperopolis is known for copper mining, gold was discovered here in 1858, copper in 1860. The gold belt was a mile west of the copper belt.
The Madame Felix Mining District produced 200,000 ounces of gold between 1864 and 1974.
The…
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13YI_the-italian-store_Angels-Camp-CA.html
Built is 1861 by Antonio and Caterina Gagliardo. Served as a Post Office and social center for the community of Douglas Flat. A hand dug well located next to the store supplied Douglas Flat with good fresh water and remains in good shape today. Ja…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13WU_boards-crossing_Arnold-CA.html
Board's Crossing was first used as a cattle crossing in the early 1870's. Brothers David and William Board moved here from Missouri in 1854. They settled in Salt Springs Valley and raised cattle. This shallow ford across the river was a favorite w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13C0_dorrington-hotel_Arnold-CA.html
Built in 1860 by John and Rebecca Gardner, this was a stage coach stop on the Big Trees Carson Valley Road. A toll road from 1862 - 1910. The hotel served as a depot for stockmen and as a summer resort. Noted for its ice cold springs, it was calle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM13BZ_calaveras-telephone_Copperopolis-CA.html
Present site of one of the last family - founded and - still - operated - by - that - family phone companies in America. Founded by Jim Tower, who strung his first telephone wires in 1895 tacked along posts of barb wire fences, earning himself the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12R9_gold-furnace_Angels-Camp-CA.html
A gold furnace was commonly used to separate mercury from the gold. In gold placer mining, in which small specks and veins of gold were often found in quartz, mercury was used to separate the gold from the quartz. This bonding of the mercury and g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12D8_the-monitor_Angels-Camp-CA.html
Hydraulic Mining was the largest and most destructive form of mining. Water, brought through flumes and ditches from high up in the mountains, was redirected into an ever-narrowing channel and out through a giant iron nozzle, called a "monitor." T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12CB_whim_Angels-Camp-CA.html
When mine shafts became to deep, a whim was needed to recover the ore in buckets. Joshua Hendy developed the Davis Horse-Power Hoisting Whim, exhibited here. The whim was a large drum made from wood in the early years, and later metal, with a cabl…