Back working in Sonora in June, July, August, September, October, November and December of 2014, I started exploring the California Historial Landmarks in Calaveras County. Sites that I visited included:
Valley Springs [#251],
San Andreas [#252],
I.O.O.F. Hall [#256],
Fourth Crossing #258,
Congregational Church [#261],
Stone Corral [#263],
Chili Gulch [#265],
Jenny Lind [#266];
Mokelumne Hill [#269];
Pioneer Cemetery [#271],
Douglas Flat [#272];
Carson Hill [#274],
Robinson's Ferry [#276],
Angels Camp [#287],
Altaville [#288],
Vallecito Bell Monument [#370];
Old Mining Camp of Brownsville [#465],
Red Brick Grammar School [#499],
Angels Hotel [#734] and
Birthplace of Archie Stevenot [#769].
Old Mining Camp of Brownsville
California State Historical Landmark #465
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This landmark is located on Pennsylvania Gulch Road, 0.9 miles southwest of Murphys, California in Calaveras County.
There are 40 other California State Historical Landmarks in Calaveras County. The GPS coordinates for this location are N 38° 7'43" W 120° 26' 31".
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A thriving mining camp on rich Pennsylvania Gulch in the 1850s and 1860s, the camp was named for Alfred Brown, former owner of Table Mountain Ranch. Laws of the Brownsville mining district provided that each miner could own one wet and one dry claim, not to exceed 150 square feet each.
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