Jamestown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The population was 3,433 at the 2010 census, up from 3,017 at the 2000 census. Formerly a California Gold Rush town, Jamestown is a California Historical Landmark since March 16, 1949. It is the home of Railtown 1897 State Historic Park and the Sierra Railway, which operates steam passenger trains.
Main Street
The Emporium is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Sierra Railway No. 3 at the old Jamestown Depot, for the filming of the pilot episode of The Big Valley, 1964.
High-grade Gold Ore from the Harvard mine quartz-gold vein. Discovered in 1859, the mine has produced about 800,000 ounces of gold, worth about $1.3 billion at 2014 prices. The mine closed in 1994.
Tuolumne County, California
Tuolumne County, officially the County of Tuolumne, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 55,620. The county seat and only incorporated city is Sonora.
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Very fine old crystalline-gold specimen, most likely from Tuolumne County. Sold in the 1950s for $65; more recently for $12,500. Published twice.
