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| Landmark #166 | Shasta County | Visited: May 10, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque in the town of French Gulch! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Founded nearby by French miners in 1849, the town of Morrowville, relocated here, was the center of one of the state’s richest gold producing areas. Total production was over $20,000,000. One of California’s first stamp mills operated at the nearby Franklin Mine. From 1856 to 1858 French Gulch was the trailhead on the western branch of the California-Oregon Trail. St. Rose Catholic Church was founded in 1856. As a supply and stopping place, the town rivaled Shasta.
OTHER TIDBITS: The area’s Washington Mine was Shasta County’s first quartz gold mine! This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places! |
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: 3 mi E of Hwy 299 (P.M. 8.6) on Trinity Hill Rd French Gulch, CA ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~563mi (907km) — 9.4hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |