Sutter Creek in Amador County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Union Mine Boarding House

Since 1851

— (Now a Private Residence) —

Union Mine Boarding House Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 27, 2011

1. Union Mine Boarding House Marker

Inscription. Leland Stanford acquired the Union Mine in 1859 for debt. He formed a partnership with R. C. Downs and renamed it the Lincoln Mine.

The Lincoln Mine produced $2,200,000. in gold by 1873, he then sold it to the British Syndicate for $800,000.

The first five stamp mill was powered by a breast-wheel with a wooden shaft and wooden cams with flume water from Sutter Creek.

R. C. Downs married Rose Williams in Connecticut in 1856. Rose refused to live here and lived in Sacramento until the front portion or the house was added.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 38° 23.719′ N, 120° 48.38′ W. Marker is in Sutter Creek, California, in Amador County. It is at the intersection of Spanish Street and Amelia Street on Spanish Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 175 Spanish Street, Sutter Creek CA 95685, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Pacific Rim,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and 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 walking distance of this marker: 135 Amelia Street (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lincoln Mine (about 700 feet away); C. Soracco Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sutter Creek Jail (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sutter Creek Sanitarium

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Leland Stanford, Sr. (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mahoney Mine (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wildman Mine (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sutter Creek.

Union Mine Boarding House and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, April 27, 2011

2. Union Mine Boarding House and Marker

The marker is mounted on the entrance gate at the front of the property. This site is a private residence. Please respect the owner's privacy.

Union Mine Boarding House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 2011

3. Union Mine Boarding House

Credits. This page was last revised on January 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,153 times since then and 62 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 14, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.