Here stood in early days the hangman’s tree This marker placed by Ursula Parlor No. 1 N.D.G.W. July 24th, 1937 Submitted by @adeleseelke
Commemorating the literally trigger-happy zeal that accompanied mining town politics in the mid-1850′s, this plaque tells the story of Jackson’s Judge Smith entanglements in public policy. In...
Mokelumne Hill Mokelumne is an Indian word first applied to the nearby river. Earliest settlement at Happy Valley by French trappers. Gold discovered by discharged members of Stevenson's Regiment...
GWIN MINE, PALOMA, AND LOWER RICH GULCH WAS MINED FOR PLACER IN 1849. QUARTZ WAS DISCOVERED BY J. ALEXANDER IN 1851. PROPERTY WAS ACQUIRED BY WILLIAM M. GWIN, CALIFORNIA'S FIRST U.S. SENATOR, IN...
RALPH CLARK, MANAGER AMADOR COUNTY FAIR 1978 - 2004 FOR 26 YEARS THE AMADOR COUNTY FAIR ENJOYED RALPH CLARK'S LEADERSHIP AS ITS CEO. HIS COMMITMENT TO THE BETTERMENT OF THE JUNIOR LIVESTOCK SHOW...
General Store In continuous use since 1852. Built of Volcano brick and native limestone. Originally two stores: The Sacramento (Left) Owned by Mandelbaum & Klauber; Charles Burleson's...
SHELDON GRIST MILL SITE OF GRIST MILL BUILT BY JARED DIXON (JOAQUIN) SHELDON 1846-47 ON OMOCHUMENES RANCHO, GRANTED TO HIM BY THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT 1843. SHELDON BORN VERMONT JANUARY 8, 1813,...
Submitted by Sheila Paske
IN MEMORY OF COL. ROBERT LOGHRY
Submitted by Sheila Paske
THIS BUILDING ERECTED IN 1852WITHSTOOD THE FIRE OF 1856 DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE PIONEERSBY MARGUERITE PARLOR NO 12[?]N.D.G.W. Submitted by Sheila Paske.
EMIGRANT JAME DROVE A BAND OF HORSES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THEIR SALE SHE ERECTED THIS BUILDING IN 1861PLACED BY THE MARGUERITE PARLOR NO - 12 NATIVE DAUGHTERS OF THE GOLDEN...