Mount Diablo Coal Fields - Antioch, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 57.499 W 121° 51.793
10S E 599864 N 4201798
An ECV sign at Black Diamonds Mines Preserve in Antioch, CA.
Waymark Code: WMKZN0
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2014
Views: 4
"From 1860 to 1906, this area was the largest coal mining district in California. Five towns (Nortonville, Somersville, Stewartsville, Judsonville, and West Hartley) grew up around twelve major mines. Today the towns are gone, the buildings having been moved to nearby communities after the mines closed. Mine openings, tailings, railroad beds, and a pioneer cemetery are being preserved by the East Bay Regional Park District."
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