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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Calaveras County, California
Adjacent to Calaveras County, California
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| On Main Street at Big Trees Road, on the right when traveling east on Main Street. |
| | Built about 1891 of local lava rock by James Valente, custom bootmaker & dealer in hats. His boots brought the then high cost of $10.00 & wore well for years. After his demise, his widow Kate, continued sales with aid of their son, Leo, who repaired . . . — — Map (db m16101) HM |
| On Main Street at Sheep Ranch Road on Main Street. |
| | William Gordon Huff
1903 ~ 1993
Sublime Nobel Grand Patriarch
Grand Clamp Artist
Visionary • Artist • Sculpture
Bill conceived, named, and created
E Clampus Vitus Wall of Comparative Ovations
as a memorial to portray early . . . — — Map (db m31195) HM |
| On Mountain Ranch Road at Rocky Road, on the right when traveling east on Mountain Ranch Road. |
| | At this place, April 30th 1892, without warning, a lone bandit fired two charges of buckshot into the stage carrying the payroll for the Sheepranch Mine. Miss Johanna Rodesino, a passenger, was instantly killed. Babe Raggio, driver, was severely . . . — — Map (db m11683) HM |
| On Gold Hunter Road near Mountain Ranch Road, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In this cemetery lie the remains of 600 Calaveras pioneers. All died in the once adjacent county hospital and were interred here between 1890 and the 1910’s. Mostly older men, they lacked the means to be buried in a church or town cemetery. Some . . . — — Map (db m19324) HM |
| | [Left Column]
Mr. and Mrs. Calhoun
Elva Lucy Drennan
Mr. Hussky
[Right Column]
John Laplasse
Christian Kientz
Henry Christian Kientz
---Were known to have been buried at Poverty Bar Cemetery now covered by . . . — — Map (db m13020) HM |
| On State Highway 12, 1.3 miles east of State Route 26, on the left when traveling east. |
| | Founded February 18, 1850. Became county seat of Calaveras County. Old court house, said to be constructed of lumber brought from China, is still standing but not on the original site. — — Map (db m152282) HM |
| On North Main Street near Court Street. |
| | On this site, Joseph Zwinge built the first restaurant - tent - in 1853 known as the American Restaurant. After losing his buildings to three fires, Zwinge erected a permanent stone structure in 1855, in 1857 a brick extension was added to enlarge . . . — — Map (db m16040) HM |
| On State Highway 49, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Located on the Stockton-Murphy Road at the fourth crossing of the Calaveras River, this early mining settlement, once called Foremans, was famous in the 1850's for its rich placer ores. Later, it became an important stage and freighting depot and . . . — — Map (db m11969) HM |
| On St. Charles Street (State Highway 49) at Main Street, on the right when traveling north on St. Charles Street. |
| | Settled by Mexicans in 1848. Named after Catholic Parish of St. Andrew. First newspaper published here Sept. 24, 1856. Destroyed by fire June 4, 1858 and in 1863. County seat of Calaveras County since 1866. Rendezvous of Joaquin Murietta. Black . . . — — Map (db m11503) HM |
| Near Government Center Road at Mountain Ranch Road, on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Red Barn Museum is the only remnant of The Calaveras County Hospital that remains on these grounds. The two-story hospital was built in 1870, and remained in use until Mark Twain Hospital was constructed in 1951. This building served as the . . . — — Map (db m102244) HM |
| On Main Street at El Dorado Creek, on the right when traveling west on Main Street. |
| | The discovery of gold in 1860 on George Johnson's Sheep Ranch, by Harvey Childers led to the birth of the community. In the 1870's the town included a Catholic and Protestant Church, a post office, a two teacher school with 30 students, and the . . . — — Map (db m102263) HM |
| | First located in 1867, the fabulous Sheep Ranch Mine produced more than 8 million dollars in gold while in operation. Aquired in 1877, by senator George Hearst, K.B. Haggin and associates. It was operated continuously by the Hearst firm until 1893, . . . — — Map (db m102288) HM |
| On Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway (State Highway 4), on the right when traveling east. |
| | For more than 80 years, the area was known as Onion Valley due to the profusion of wild onions growing here. It was mainly used as a summer stock range. In the late 1860-70’s a sawmill was operated by C. Brown. Later a man called . . . — — Map (db m40974) HM |
| On Main Street 0.3 miles south of California Highway 4, on the right when traveling south. |
| | From New York in 1900 to the present day in California; from cookhouse to firehouse this bell has been a part of Vallecito’s history.
In 1906, Beach Thompson needing water for his hydraulic mining, and investors in San Francisco needing . . . — — Map (db m32727) HM |
| Near Main Street at Church Street. |
| | The store was built in 1851 and opened for business in 1852 by the Dinkelspiel family, who had recently emigrated from Germany. The buildings were made of rhyolite tuff blocks from the Altaville Quarry. The small adjoining building originally used . . . — — Map (db m11967) HM |
| On Church St. at Carson St. and Cemetary Lane, on the left when traveling north on Church St.. |
| | One of California's important early day mining towns named by Mexicans meaning Little Valley. Gold was discovered here by the Murphy Brothers on 1849. It was originally called "Murphys' Old Diggings". This bell was cast at Troy N.Y. in 1853. After . . . — — Map (db m6841) HM |
| On State Highway 12/26 west of Double Springs Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Founded February 18, 1850. Became county seat of Calaveras County. Old court house, said to be constructed of lumber brought from China, is still standing but not on the original site. — — Map (db m149318) HM |
| On Paloma Road at Edster Street, on the right when traveling south on Paloma Road. |
| | Gwin Mine, Paloma, and Lower Rich Gulch were mined for placer in 1849. Quartz was discovered by J. Alexander in 1851. Property acquired by Wm. M. Gwin, California's first U.S. Senator, in 1851. The Gwin Mine closed, in 1908, yielded millions. — — Map (db m14449) HM |
| On State Highway 12, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The original three foot narrow gauge line was built by the San Joaquin & Sierra Nevada Railroad, extending from Brack’s Landing on the Mokelumne River, east to Valley Springs. The depot and turntable were built around the time of completion of the . . . — — Map (db m10635) HM |
| On Winton Road near California Route 26, on the right when traveling east. |
| | All Americans have a partnership in the "ROCK" at West Point, California.
...It's purpose is to demonstrate the solidarity of the American people in their heartfelt concern and compassion for the 53 fellow Americans taken from the U.S. Embassy . . . — — Map (db m91729) HM WM |
| On Main Street north of Pine Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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This is a truth about the tragic destruction of a way of life —
It happened for only one reason. Our people abandoned so many
Indian villages in Calaveras County alone!
The Miwok lived a quiet, simple life, so close to nature they . . . — — Map (db m91727) HM |
| On State Highway 26, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This site, in 1849, was a trading center for pioneer miners of Northwestern Calaveras County. It was named after the gulch where William and Dan Carsner found large nuggets imbedded in the course sand.
Water for mining was brought from the Middle . . . — — Map (db m11975) HM |
| On State Highway 26 (State Highway 26) at Main Street, on the left when traveling east on State Highway 26. |
| | Named by famous scout Kit Carson while searching for pass over Sierras. One emigrant road forked at Big Meadows, and north branch came directly to West Point. A thriving trading post prior to gold discovery. Bret Harte, famous author, lived here for . . . — — Map (db m44371) HM |
| On Blagen Road 0.6 miles north of Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway (California Highway 4). |
| | [ Dedication plaque mounted on Pine Tree near entrance to the park: ]
Bruce Linebaugh
In memory of
Bruce Linebaugh
Member of one of
White Pines
founding families.
Log truck driver
for over 50 years,
and faithful . . . — — Map (db m34589) HM |
| Near Blagen Road / Forest Route 7N08 0.9 miles north of Ebbetts Pass Scenic Byway (California Highway 4). |
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White Pines was constructed by American Forest Properties, Inc. at the site of former White Pines operation of Blagen Lumber Co.
The community of White Pines, which was founded by Frank Blagen, the company president, came into being during . . . — — Map (db m34571) HM |
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