Pleasanton in Alameda County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Gold Creek

The Great Gold Discovery of 1871

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 8, 2013

1. Gold Creek Marker

Inscription. On Feb. 8, 1871 two men, the names of Neal F. Taylor and Timothy Cox, were looking for coal in the area and found more than they were looking for. On this creek which comes down through the then Dougherty Ranch the two men found a gold nugget. They prospected the area finding more nuggets and gold flakes and gold dust. Soon others heard of this and there was a grand rush to Gold Creek.
There were 20 claims staked and some 30 men working the creek for gold, which never produced much and was deserted by April 1871. There is no longer gold in the creek but it is yet another chapter of gold mining in Alameda County.

Dedicated to the Hardy Miner of the 1800's

Erected 1988 by by Joaquín Murrieta Chapter 13 E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Resources • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1871.

Location. 37° 41.246′ N, 121° 55.743′ W. Marker is in Pleasanton, California, in Alameda County. It can be reached from the intersection of Pleasant Hill Road and Chestnut Way. Marker is in the north end of Moller Park by the creek. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pleasanton CA 94588, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

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.

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least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lynch Family (approx. one mile away); Rasmussen Family (approx. one mile away); Harlan Family (approx. one mile away); Henry Moller (approx. one mile away); James Witt Dougherty (approx. one mile away); Rod R. Fallon (approx. one mile away); John Bonde (approx. one mile away); Heritage Park & Museums (approx. one mile away).

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 8, 2013

2. Gold Creek Marker

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, October 8, 2013

3. Gold Creek

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 26, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,918 times since then and 126 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 26, 2013, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.