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| Landmark #255 | Calaveras County | Visited: May 9, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque in the community of Calaveritas! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Calaveritas, settled in 1849 by Mexicans, was a flourishing mining town complete with stores, saloons, gambling houses, and fandango halls, the latter two said to be frequented by Joaquin Murrieta. The town was destroyed by fire in 1858.
OTHER TIDBITS: Calaveritas started as two camps, Upper and Lower Calaveritas. The Upper camp was much more prosperous and beat out the Lower one! At its height, Calaveritas had about 800 residents, but a disgruntled gambler set fire to a vacant building, which spread and destroyed 51 buildings! The town never fully recovered. |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On CaIaveras Rd at Costa Rd 4.5 mi SE of San Andreas, CA 95246 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~351mi (565km) — 5.9hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
