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08001347. CHISL No. 786 [1] Added to NRHP. July 7, 1981. The Kennedy Gold Mine is a gold mine in Jackson, California, one of the deepest mines on the Mother Lode. It closed in 1942 and together with nearby Argonaut Mine, is registered as California Historical Landmark No. 786. [1] It has since been re-opened as a tourist attraction.
Argonaut Mine. The Argonaut Mine was a gold mine in Jackson, California, United States. The deposit was discovered in 1850, and in 1922 was the site of the worst gold-mining disaster in the state's history. [1] The mine closed in 1942 and, along with the nearby Kennedy Mine, is registered as California Historical Landmark #786.
Argonaut and Kennedy Mines: California Historical Landmark No. 786. [13] Jackson Gate: Jackson Gate, on the north fork of Jackson Creek, takes its name from a fissure in a reef of rock that crosses the creek. In 1850, about 500 miners worked here and the first mining ditch in the county was dug here; its water sold for $1 per inch, CHL No. 118 ...
There are numerous gold mines in Amador County including the Argonaut Mine, the Kennedy Mine, the Central Eureka, and the Lincoln. The Kennedy Mine in Jackson was the deepest gold mine of its time. The federal government closed all of the Mother Lode's mines in 1942 because they were considered non-essential to the war effort. [citation needed]
Pre‑1964. Unconstructed. Deleted. Freeways. ← US 48. → US 50. State Route 49 (SR 49) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush and it is known as the Golden Chain Highway. [2]
Jackson: Argonaut Mining Company: 1893–1942 registered as California Historical Landmark #786. Golden Fleece Tunnel: Westville: Golden Fleece Mining & Milling Co. Iron Mountain Mine: Redding: Kennedy Mine: Jackson: 1886–1942 South of Sutter Gold Mine Locarno Mine
The first railroad in California ran through Gold Country. [4] There were 250 different stage coach companies formed by 1860. [4] Major Events Per County: This is a photo taken looking down into the Empire Mine Shaft in Grass Valley, California. Amador County – At the time of the Gold Rush the Kennedy Mine was the deepest in the world at ...
02:17. An "improvised explosive device” rocked the California courthouse where Michael Jackson was tried and acquitted nearly 20 years ago, authorities said. Residents near the court in Santa ...