Foresthill in Placer County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

First Mining Ditch

Yankee Jims Historical Landmark

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 1, 2016

1. First Mining Ditch Marker

Inscription. Here the first mining ditch was built by H. Starr and E. Phelps in 1851

Erected by Placer County Parks and Historical Restoration Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1851.

Location. 39° 1.754′ N, 120° 51.691′ W. Marker is in Foresthill, California, in Placer County. It is at the intersection of Spring Garden Road and Yankee Jim Road, on the left when traveling east on Spring Garden Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Foresthill CA 95631, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Yankee Jim's (here, next to this marker); Forest Hill (approx. 2.4 miles away); Compressed Air Engine (approx. 2½ miles away); Foresthill General Store (approx. 2½ miles away); Foresthill School Bell (approx. 2.7 miles away); Foresthill Protestant Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Bell (approx. 2.8 miles away); Old Four Fingers (approx. 4.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Foresthill.

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Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, April 1, 2016

2. First Mining Ditch Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on March 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 7, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,425 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 7, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.