Whistling Billy - Coulterville, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 42.643 W 120° 11.837
10S E 747058 N 4177417
A sign about Whistling Billy in Coulterville, CA.
Waymark Code: WMR1GE
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2016
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"This eight-ton, short-wheel base, wood burning locomotive, built by the H. K. Porter Co. of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, was delivered to the Merced Mining Company of Coulterville in 1897. All of "Billy’s" active life was spent hauling gold-bearing quartz ore over the narrow-guage tracks from the Mary Harrison mine, south of town, to the Potosi stamp mill, west of town – a distance of about four miles. Abandoned in 1904, it was resurrected in the mid 1930's, and placed here for all to see and enjoy. Further information on "Billy" may be obtained inside the history center."
Group that erected the marker: Mariposa County
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Hway 49
Counterville, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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