12/10/2016
Landmark information
- Location:
On N Main St, 1.3 mi NE of Jackson - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
3/1/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
12/10/2016 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 21.938, W 120 46.542
About this landmark
From the state:
Jackson Gate, on the north fork of Jackson Creek, takes its name from a fissure in a reef of rock that crosses the creek. In 1850 about 500 miners worked here and the first mining ditch in the county was dug here - its water sold for $1 per inch.