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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8EE_copperopolis_Copperopolis-CA.html
Copper here discovered by W. K. Reed and Thomas McCarty in 1860. Mines utilized during the Civil War and the First and Second World Wars. During Civil War period was the principal copper producing section of the United States.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8E9_mokelumne-hill_Mokelumne-Hill-CA.html
Mokelumne is an Indian word, first applied to the nearby river. Earliest settlement was at Happy Valley by French trappers. Gold was discovered by discharged members of Stevenson's Regiment in 1848. Center of the richest placer mining section of C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8E7_the-costa-store_San-Andreas-CA.html
He conducted a butcher shop, a distillery and various other enterprises in these buildings, for a total of 50 years. Descendants of Luigi and Charlotte Costa have preserved this handsome example of the heritage of Calaveritas.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8E5_calaveritas_Mountain-Ranch-CA.html
Calaveritas, settled in 1849 by Mexicans, was a flourishing mining town complete with stores, saloons, gambling houses, and fandango halls. Joaquin Murieta is reported to have frequently visited its Fandango Halls and gambling houses. Destroyed by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8E4_montezuma_Jamestown-CA.html
First record of Montezuma was June 1850 when partners Solomon Miller and Peter K. Aurand, proprietors of the 'Montezuma Tent,' were attacked and Aurand killed by a group of Mexicans during the foreign miners tax excitement of that period. Due to t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8E3_columbia-masonic-cemetery_Columbia-CA.html
This Masonic Cemetery has been in continuous use since 1853. Many Masons buried here were gold miners and soldiers. Wives and children of Masons are also interred here. Some are known only to God."Soft and safe to thee, my brother, by thy resting …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8E1_charles-crist-kress_Columbia-CA.html
Charles Crist Kress died Oct. 10, 1913. Age 84, Native of Alsage-Lorraine. He spoke five languages , a veteran of the Crimean War, married in New York, came around the Horn to San Francisco. He owned a baker shop on Kearny St. In 1863 he bought 16…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8DZ_to-honor-the-chinese-pioneers_Columbia-CA.html
This marks the burial site of Columbia's early Chinese miners and merchants, in keeping with their traditions. The remains have been disinterred and returned to their homeland.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8CY_knights-ferry-hook-ladder_Oakdale-CA.html
The Hook and Ladder Fire Wagon was purchased in New York, by Knights Ferry and shipped around the Horn. Arriving in San Francisco in 1872. On arrival it was "claimed" by a S.F. Fire Company. A delegation from Knights Ferry liberated the fire wagon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM8CN_knights-ferry-the-store_Oakdale-CA.html
Founded in 1852. This grocery store has been in continuous operation sever since. Making it the oldest store of its kind in the state of California. It has survived several disastrous floods that struck this community. The old pot bellied stove at…