New Almaden Mine

Santa Clara County · 11 miles south of San Jose · location approximate

From this cinnabar hill the Indians used pigment for paint. Mercury mined, 1845. Gold discovery made mercury indispensible and mine became world famous. Most productive in America. Sold for $1,700,700 in 1864.

1971 register text, presented as a historical document.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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