#332 - Coulterville
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Mauison
N 37° 42.684 W 120° 11.853
10S E 747033 N 4177492
Coulterville, located in Mariposa County, California, is a quaint little town near Yosemite National Park.
Waymark Code: WM3N0Y
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2008
Views: 19
George W. Coulter started a tent store here in early 1850 to supply the hundreds of miners working the rich placers of Maxwell, Boneyard, and Black Creeks. He also built the first hotel, water for it was pumped from a well by two Newfoundland dogs. Originally called Banderita from the flag flying over Coulter's store, the settlement became Maxwell Creek when the post office was established in 1853, but the name was changed the following year to honor Coulter. The family of Francisco Bruschi, who erected the first permanent building here, provided the town's leading merchants for over eighty years. Despite their crude methods, and with only wood for fuel, the nearby quartz mines operated for years and produced millions of dollars worth of gold, Andrew Goss built the first stamp mill for crushing their ore.
Marker Number: 332.00
Marker Name: Coulterville
County: Mariposa
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 06/06/1959
Location:
County Park, NE corner of intersection of County Hwy J20 and State Hwy 132 (P.M. 44.8), Coulterville
Website: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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