Near Columbia in Tuolumne County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Welcome to Italian Bar
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2012
1. Welcome to Italian Bar Marker
At this historical site in 1850, over 3,000 prospectors worked. Over 10 million Dollars in Gold was extracted from Italian Bar & nearby diggins.
It is now private property owned by The Lost Dutchmans Mining Association.
No camping without permission Members only
Erected by Lost Dutchman's Mining Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Resources • Notable Places • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 38° 4.572′ N, 120° 20.047′ W. Marker is near Columbia, California, in Tuolumne County. It is on Italian Bar Road. Italian Bar is located in the Stanislaus National Forest. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia CA 95310, 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, 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 Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: French Camp (approx. 1.6 miles away); Monitor of Knickerbocker Flat (approx. 2.8 miles away); Columbia School House (approx. 4.4 miles away); Columbia Masonic Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); Columbia Cemetery (approx. 4.4 miles away); To Honor the Chinese Pioneers (approx. 4.4 miles away); Charles Crist Kress
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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2012
2. Welcome to Italian Bar Marker
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2012
3. Nervies Store
In the winter of 1849 a man from Italy named Nervie established a store at this site for the local prospectors.
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2012
4. Mining Relics
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 22, 2012
5. Italian Bar
Credits. This page was last revised on June 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,898 times since then and 111 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 28, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
