Gold Country
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The Gold Country is a historic region in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, primarily on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada. The region spans portions of 13 counties, from Marip
Workers at a Mother Lode stamp mill, circa 1900
Looking down into the Empire Mine shaft in Grass Valley, California
A hydraulic mining diversion tunnel above La Porte, California, cut into the hillside above Slate Creek
Calaveras County, California
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Calaveras County, officially the County of Calaveras, is a county in both the Gold Country and High Sierra regions of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,292. Th
Gold Country
…where diamonds were found, in 1864. In Oroville, a Chinese temple was established in 1863. Chinese laborers worked on the railroads and in area mines. Calaveras County – The county produced the largest gold nugget found in the United States, weighing 195 pounds, at Carson Hill. In Copperopolis, $72 million worth of…
More water at New Hogan in 2011
Duck Lake, Carson–Iceberg Wilderness, California
2009 0724 CA San Andreas Main St
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