English Camp Chimney - New Almaden, CA - Lonely Chimneys on Waymarking.com

English Camp was a mining community that at one time was home to as many as 1,000 men, women and children. English Camp was formed in the early 1860's by a group of hearty hard-rock miners who had immigrated from Cornwell, England. It was a rough life in rugged terrain for these "Cousin Jacks", yet mining families were bound by a strong sense of community.

English Camp had a Methodist Church, Company Store, Mine Office, School House, Centennial Hall, Helping Hand Hall and a multitude of family cabins. As quicksilver production declined at New Almaden in the early 1900s the majority of miners left this area and vacant buildings fell into disrepair.

The beginning elevation at the parking lot in Almaden Quicksilver Parkis around 468 feet and the elevation at English Camp is 1424, there's about a 1,000 foot elevation gain. Either the Deep Gulch Trail or the Mine Hill Trail can be used to visit English Camp

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