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| Landmark #445 | Tuolumne County | Visited: June 27, 2015 | Plaque? NO. 🙁 |
| What is it? | The plaque for this landmark has been destroyed! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Gold was discovered here in 1853 by the Scott brothers, descendants of Cherokee Indians. Scars of placer “diggins” in every little arroyo in Cherokee Valley, healed over by Mother Nature, were later replaced by a quartz mine. Present-day productive farms in this area were once rich placer grounds.
OTHER TIDBITS: The US Government forced the Cherokee from their homes in Georgia in 1838 when gold was discovered on their land, and marched them 1200 miles to Oklahoma along the Trail of Tears! A number of them, including the half-Cherokee Scott brothers, continued west, hoping to find gold in California! Only one brother’s first name (Frances Key) has survived the amnesia of history, while is lost to the ages! Their discovery was the first in the region, which came to be known as the East Belt of the Mother Lode! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On Confidence-Tuolumne City Rd (P.M. 8.5) 2 mi N of Tuolumne City, CA 95379 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~338mi (544km) — 5.7hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |