Maiden's Grave

Amador County · Highway 88, 45 miles east of Jackson · location approximate

One version is that in 1850 a young girl, Rachel Melton, native of Iowa, traveling with the covered wagon train, accompanied by her parents, became violently ill. Camp was made and every effort was made to restore her, as she was the joy of the party; but she passed away and was buried on this spot.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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 Libraries

Marker data: State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, California Historical Landmarks (1971)

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