A
FROM 1860 TO 1906, THIS WAS THE LARGEST COAL
MINING DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA. FIVE TOWNS (NORTONVILLE,
SOMERSVILLE, STEWARTSVILLE, JUDSONVILLE, AND WEST
HARTLEY) GREW UP AROUND TWELVE MAJOR MINES. TO-
DAY THE TOWNS ARE GONE. THE BUILDINGS HAVING
BEEN MOVED TO NEARBY COMMUNITIES AFTER THE
MINES CLOSED. MINE OPENINGS, AILINGS, RAILROAD
BEDS, AND A PIONEER CEMETERY ARE BEING PRESERVED
BY THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
MINING DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA. FIVE TOWNS (NORTONVILLE,
SOMERSVILLE, STEWARTSVILLE, JUDSONVILLE, AND WEST
HARTLEY) GREW UP AROUND TWELVE MAJOR MINES. TO-
DAY THE TOWNS ARE GONE. THE BUILDINGS HAVING
BEEN MOVED TO NEARBY COMMUNITIES AFTER THE
MINES CLOSED. MINE OPENINGS, AILINGS, RAILROAD
BEDS, AND A PIONEER CEMETERY ARE BEING PRESERVED
BY THE EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT