3/19/2000
3/19/2000
Landmark information
- Location:
On Calaveras Rd at Costa Rd, 4.5 mi SE of San Andreas - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
5/26/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
3/19/2000 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 9.47, W 120 36.725
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Calaveritas
Calaveritas, settled in 1849 by Mexicans, was a flourishing mining town with stores, saloons and fandango halls. Joaquin Murieta is reported to have frequently visited its fandango halls and gambling houses. Destroyed by fire in 1858.