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Gold Hill is a steep cobbled street in the town of Shaftesbury in the English county of Dorset. The view looking down from the top of the street has been described as "one of the most romantic sights in England." [1] At the top of the street is the 14th-century St Peter's Church, one of the few buildings remaining in Shaftesbury from before the ...
Gold Hill (formerly, Granite Hill) [2] is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. [1] It is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Coloma, [2] at an elevation of 1621 feet (494 m). [1] Originally a mining district, Gold Hill became an important farming region once a canal was dug to the area from Hangtown Creek, near Placerville.
Shaftesbury has two museums: Gold Hill Museum at the top of Gold Hill, and Shaftesbury Abbey Museum in the abbey grounds. [20] [45] Gold Hill Museum was founded in 1946 and displays many artefacts that relate to the history of Shaftesbury and the surrounding area, including Dorset's oldest fire engine, dating from 1744. [20]
The former Overland Emigrant Trail, which was used by travelers from points east to the California gold fields, crosses the present day SR 49 near Wolf Creek. [50] Empire Mine was in constant operation from 1850 to the late 1950s. [51] Gold Hill in Grass Valley was the site of one of the first discoveries of quartz gold in California. [52]
Fun Pack: For $49.99, you get four single-day admissions, four ride tickets — which are good for one ride each or the Monorail, and a parking pass. State Fair Season Pass : For $35.99, you can ...
The below map of evacuation zones is current as of Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET. The zones highlighted in red are areas under evacuation orders due to the Eaton Fire as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 12.
State Route 153 (SR 153) is a very short state highway in the U.S. state of California in El Dorado County.It extends only 0.5 miles (0.80 km) from the junction of Cold Springs Road and SR 49, in the town of Coloma in the heart of California's Gold Country, to the monument marking the grave of James Marshall, whose finding of gold along the American River, January 24, 1848 sparked the ...
Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset, a steep street used in Hovis commercial; ... Gold Hill, Placer County, California, an unincorporated community; Gold Hill ...