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| Landmark #337 | Plumas County | Visited: May 11, 2012 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque overlooking the Feather River gorge! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: Gold was first found here in July 1850 by miners coming over the mountains from the Yuba Diggins, and there was much production during early 1850s along this east branch of the Feather River’s north fork. Here “Dame Shirley” (Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe) wrote her Letters from the California Mines, one of the classics of the Gold Rush.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Rich Bar On State Hwy 70 (P.M. 18.8) 4 mi SE of Belden 23.6 mi NW of Quincy, CA 95984 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~504mi (812km) — 8.4hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |