CA Historical Marker: Brownsville
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50sumtin
N 38° 07.720 W 120° 26.517
10S E 724214 N 4223182
A thriving mining camp on rich Pennsylvania Gulch in the 1850s and 1860s
Waymark Code: WM203Q
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2007
Views: 44
NO. 465 OLD MINING CAMP OF BROWNSVILLE - A thriving mining camp on rich Pennsylvania Gulch in the 1850s and 1860s, the camp was named for Alfred Brown, former owner of Table Mountain Ranch. Laws of the Brownsville mining district provided that each miner could own one wet and one dry claim, not to exceed 150 square feet each.
Marker Number: 465.00
Marker Name: Brownsville
County: Calaveras
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 07/19/1953
Location:
Location: On Pennsylvania Gulch Rd, 0.9 mi SW of Murphys
Website: Not listed
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