7/29/2003
7/29/2003
5/24/1997
Landmark information
- Location:
SW corner of I-80 and Magra Rd, Gold Run - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
5/24/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
7/29/2003 - GPS Coordinates:
N 39 10.470, W 120 51.458
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Gold Run
Founded in 1854 by O.W. Hollenbeck and originally called Mountain Springs. Famed for its hydraulic mines which from 1865 to 1878 shipped $6,125,000.00 in gold. Five large water ditches passed through the town serving the mining companies which had to cease operations in 1882 when state law was passed prohibiting hydraulic mining.