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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM137V_sierra-county-sheriffs-gallows_Alleghany-CA.html
Sierra County Sheriff's GallowsOn November 27, 1885, 20 year-old James O'Neill was hanged from this gallows for the August 7, 1884 murder of Webber Lake dairyman John Woodward. That execution, conducted by Sheriff Samuel C. Stewart, approximately …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12WH_in-memory-of-juanita_Downieville-CA.html
The Spanish woman also known as Josefa, was hung off the Jersey Bridge July 5, 1851 a short distance down stream from this spot, for the murder of Frederick Alexander Agustus Cannon.
Cannon and his friends were celebrating Independence Day and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM12DB_port-wine_Wichita-CA.html
Port Wine had its beginning in early 1850. By 1851 surface mining had declined, but hydraulic mining instilled new life into the area. Port Wine was described as a religious and sober town in 1863. There was a post office and Wells Fargo Express b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTQS_goodyears-bar_Goodyears-Bar-CA.html
Ancestrally, local streams and tributaries of the North Yuba River washed large quantities of gold searing sediments through this area, leaving very rich gravel banks or "bars". In 1849, pioneers Miles and Andrew Goodyear and party prospected and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTQ5_downieville-cemetery_Alleghany-CA.html
Sometimes referred to as the "Masonic Graveyard", began in circa 1860. Interred here are the remains of many early Argonauts. Nature's storms and miner's greed exposed many graves in the prior cemetery, including that of Thaddeus Purdy, the first …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTPI_masonic-building_Downieville-CA.html
The Mountain Shade Lodge No. 18 F. & A.M. received it's charter on May 5, 1852. Prior to that date they operated under a dispensation. The Masons met originally in the Craycroft Building. Then erected their own building on this site in 1852. The o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTPE_downieville-foundry_Alleghany-CA.html
Built in 1855 by Soloman Purdy of timbers mortised and fastened with wooden pegs. The "coke" and pig iron used was shipped "Around the Horn" to San Francisco then by pack train to Downieville at a cost of $40.00 per ton. The foundry operated at fu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTPA_downieville-brewery_Alleghany-CA.html
The Bosch Brewery, as it was also know is believed to be the first brewery in Downieville. Mr. Borge was the original builder and operator in 1854. In 1856 he sold it to Scamman, Shultz and Rapp. They sold it to Ferdinand Bosch in 1858.
Bosch c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTIW_downieville-museum_Alleghany-CA.html
Main Marker:One of the first buildings in Downieville, built in 1852 this stone building was originally known as the Old Slate Store. The walls of this building are made entirely of flat rocks laid horizontally. It was first used as a Chinese stor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTHH_downieville_Downieville-CA.html
Downieville is historically one of the most important & colorful towns of the Northern Mines. Gold deposits were discovered in 1848-1849. The spot where the town later developed was known as Jim Crow Diggins, Washingtonville, Missouri Town, or sim…