Picacho Mines
Gold was first discovered here about 1860, but the mines were not developed until about 1880. In the middle 1890's, the payroll amounted to $40,000 per month.
1971 register text, presented as a historical document. It uses the period's terms for Native people; the state's landmark listings still carry most of this wording, and the California Office of Historic Preservation maintains the program's current texts.
Many of these plaques have since been recast or their texts revised. The California Historical Landmarks program and its current texts are maintained by the California Office of Historic Preservation. California Office of Historic Preservation ↗
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesStanford Libraries
Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)
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