Gold Dredge
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heringermr
N 37° 38.205 W 120° 28.450
10S E 722869 N 4168513
Also known as Tuolumne Gold Dredging Company Dredge.
Waymark Code: WM3VGT
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/21/2008
Views: 31
Behind this monument rests the historic Tuolumne Gold Dredge which started operations at Patricksville, just east of this location on June 15, 1938. A Walter Johnson No. 52 Model, it floated on a self-created pond of water. It was larger than a football field, weighed over 2,500 tons and $543,148 to construct. The dredge used electricity to drive 120 4000 lb. buckets 70 ft. deep to recover gold. It ceased operation in July 1951. The total amount of gold recovered is unknown.
decidated April 20, 1996
Don Lucas
Noble Grand Humburg
Estanislao Chapter No. 58
E Clampus Vitus
Street address:
S of La Grange
La Grange, CA USA
County / Borough / Parish: Stanislaus
Year listed: 1971
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Industry, Other
Periods of significance: 1925-1949
Historic function: Industry/Processing/Extraction, Extractive Facility
Current function: Industry/Processing/Extraction
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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