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| Landmark #323 | Mariposa County | Visited: February 18, 2013 | Plaque? NO. 🙁 |
| What is it? | Nothing but a street sign! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Mormon Bar was first mined in 1849 by members of the Mormon Battalion. They, however, stayed only a short time and their places were taken at once by other miners. Later, thousands of Chinese worked the same ground over again.
OTHER TIDBITS: This site got its name from the Mormon settlers who came here in 1849 to find land and got chased out by miners instead! Mormon elder, Sam Brannon, not to be deterred, took the Zion’s share of diggin’s as “donations to the church,” but he lined his own pockets instead! The diggin’s here were active through the 1870s and yielded an estimated $2 million in gold (over $34 million by 2013 standards)! This was also home to the largest Chinese community in Mariposa County! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On small auxiliary rd on right 500 ft SE of intersection of State Hwy 49 (P.M. 16. 7) and Ben Hur Rd 1.8 mi S of Mariposa, CA 95338 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~290mi (467km) — 4.9hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
