10/25/2003
Landmark information
- Location:
On the W side of Meiss Rd, 0.9 mi SW of Sloughhouse - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Nothing Remains - Date First Visited:
11/10/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
10/25/2003 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 29.785, W 121 11.844
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Site of grist mill built by Jared Dixon (Joaquin) Sheldon 1846-47 on Omochumnes Rancho, granted to him by Mexican government 1843. Sheldon born Vermont January 8, 1813, came to California 1832. Sheldon shot July 11, 1851, by miners in quarrel over dam he built which flooded miners' claims.