Argonaut and Kennedy MinesArgonaut Mine, discovered 1850, and Kennedy Mine, discovered 1856, played dramatic roles in the economic development of California, producing $105,268... [click for more]
Big BarThe Mokelumne River was mined at this point in 1848. Established in 1849, the Whale Boat Ferry operated until the first bridge was built, about 1852.... [click for more]
Big BarThe Mokelumne River was mined at this point in 1848. Established in 1840, the Whale Boat Ferry operated until the first bridge was built, about 1852.... [click for more]
Butte StoreThis is the only structure remaining of Butte City, prosperous mining town of the 1850s. As early as 1854 Xavier Benoist was conducting a store and ba... [click for more]
Jackson GateJackson Gate, on the north fork of Jackson Creek, takes its name from a fissure in a reef of rock that crosses the creek. In 1850 about 500 miners wor... [click for more]
Middle BarSite of gold rush town on the Mokelumne River, now inundated by Pardee Reservoir at certain times of the year.... [click for more]
Pioneer HallThe Order of Native Daughters of the Golden West was organized on these premises, the site of the Pioneer Hall, on September 11, 1886.... [click for more]
