| Alleghany Mining Museum (Sierra County) |
| POBox 1621 Alleghany, Cal,
95910 | 530/287-3223 |
| The Underground Gold Miners Museum is currently under development and
will offer visitors a look at an historic drill collection, a 3-D mine
model, aerial tramway exhibit, and displays of hard-rock mining from the
19th century to present. Underground tours of California's oldest
working gold mine, the Original Sixteen to One Mine, are available. |
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| Amador County Museum (Amador County) |
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225 Church St., Jackson, Cal 95642 | 209/223-6386 |
Located in the town of Jackson, the Amador County Museum occupies one of
the town's oldest homes, which was built by Armstead C. Brown in 1859.
Amongst the fifteen exhibit rooms are displays which highlight such
topics as: Indians of North America; Quilts and Sewing; a Vintage School
Room; and other aspects of the lifestyles of the early settlers. Scale
models of the North Star Mine stamp mill, the Kennedy Mine Tailing Wheel
No. 2, and the Kennedy Mine headframe are also located on the museum
grounds.
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| Angels Camp Museum (Calaveras County) |
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753 South Main St. Angels Camp, Cal 95222 | 209/736-2963 |
The Angels Camp Museum is located right on Hwy 49 in Angels Camp. The
museum holds many items of interest from the early days of Angels Camp
and the surrounding areas, while the grounds hold some of the larger
mining exhibits. Another part of the complex is the Carriage Museum
which holds an impressive display of historic carriages, photos, and
mining equipment.
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| Bernhard Museum Complex (Placer County) |
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291 Auburn-Folsom Rd, Auburn, Cal 95603 | 530/889-4156 |
Located in the town of Auburn, the museum complex includes the Bernhard
Residence, built in 1851, a stone Winery building circa 1874, a Wine
Processing building circa 1881, and a reconstructed Carriage Barn. Tours
of the residence are available and show what family life was like on a
nineteenth century farm.
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| Bohemia Mountain Museum (Oregon) |
Discover the exciting History of Gold Mining in the Bohemia Mountain area of Oregon 1864
to present. We are preserving the history of mining and promoting our Gold Mining Museum.
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| Calaveras County Museum & Archives (Calaveras County) |
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30 North Main St., San Andreas, Cal 95249 | 209/754-6513 |
Located in the town of San Andreas, the Calaveras County Museum complex
includes a series of displays of pioneer nineteenth century life in the
Mother Lode. Exhibits include the geology of the Gold Country, artifacts
of the Miwok Indians, early mining items, photographs, and the jail cell
where Black Bart was held to await trial for stagecoach robbery.
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| California State Indian Museum |
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2618 K St. Sacramento, Cal 95816 | 916/324-0971 |
Located on the grounds of Sutter's Fort in downtown Sacramento, the California
State Indian Museum consists of Native American structures built in an outdoor
demonstration area, along with many artifacts inside the museum, including
basketry, beadwork, clothing and exhibits about various California Native
American groups.
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| California State Mining & Mineral Museum (Mariposa County) |
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POBox 1192, Mariposa, Cal 95338 | 209/742-7625 |
Located on the grounds of the Mariposa County Fairgrounds, on the
outskirts of Mariposa, the California State Mining & Mineral Museum
holds a fabulous collection of gems, minerals and rocks assembled by the
California State Department of Conservation. Also on display is an
authentic replica of a gold mining tunnel which visitors can wind their
way through, a reproduction of a mining assay office and a working model
of a stamp mill. Gems and minerals are also available for sale at the
gift shop.
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| Coarsegold Gold Gulch Mining Museum |
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35463 Highway 41, Coarsegold, Cal | (559) 683-8727 |
A visit to the Gold Gulch Mining Museum will give you a feel for the
California gold rush. The Gold Gulch Museum strives to keep the legacy
and spirits of the "49er's" alive. Today the Gold Gulch Museum "old
town" includes the Dead Horse Saloon, a blacksmith shop, buggy rental,
assay and claims office, a mine shaft and slucing areas.
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| Downieville Museum (Sierra County) |
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330 Main St., Downieville, Cal 95936 | 916/289-3423 |
Located in an historic Gold Rush building in the mountain mining camp of
Downieville, the Museum contains a number of informative collections
that depict life in this area from the Gold Rush days to the present.
Mining tools, Indian artifacts, household articles, and lodge regalia
are all well represented.
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| El Dorado County Historical Museum (El Dorado County) |
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100 Placerville Dr., Placerville, Cal 95667 | 530/621-5865 |
Located in Placerville, on the El Dorado County Fairgrounds, the museum
contains many exhibits relating to life in the local area before the
Gold Rush. Information regarding the Miwok, Maidu, and Washoe Indians
make up several of the exhibits, along with mining displays featuring
items from the Gold Rush. A country store, old buggies, buckboards, and
a Diamond & Caldor Shay steam engine used for hauling flat cars are also
on the grounds.
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| Emigrant Trail Museum (Nevada County) |
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12593 Donner Pass Rd. Donner, Cal | 530/582-7892 |
Located at Donner Memorial State Park, the museum features displays
which depict the history of the area and the people who came into the
area. Of course, the most famous people to come into the area were the
members of the ill-fated Donner Party. A Pioneer Monument and the Murphy
family cabin site are located near the museum.
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| Firehouse Museum No. 1 (Nevada County) |
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214 Main St., Nevada City, Cal 95959 | 530/265-5468 |
Located in downtown Nevada City, this museum occupies the town's first
firehouse. Displays include Victorian costumes and household items,
pioneer tools, and items previously owned by the towns early mining
citizens.
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| Forest City Historical Association Museum (Sierra County) |
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Forest City, Cal | 530/287-3413 |
Located in the Forest City Dance Hall, the museum contains artifacts
from the barber shop, saloon and billiard hall that once occupied the
first floor of the historic Dance Hall. Also on display are mining
implements, a Pelton wheel, gold scales, and other items from the
everyday life of a 19th-century mining camp.
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| Forest Hill Divide Museum (Placer County) |
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24601 Harrison St., Foresthill, Cal 95631 | 530/367-3988 |
The Forest Hill Divide Museum is located in the town of Forest Hill, in
an area rich in mining history. Early mining camps in the area had such
colorful names as Deadwood, Bath, and Last Chance. The museum features
exhibits on mining and on the history of the area.
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| Fountain & Tallman Soda Factory Museum (El Dorado County) |
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524 Main St., Placerville, Cal 95667 | 530/626-0773 |
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| Gold Country Museum (Placer County) |
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1273 High St. Auburn, Cal | 530/889-4134 |
The Gold Country Museum features exhibits on the Gold Rush and the
history of gold mining. It is located at the Gold Country Fairgrounds in
Auburn.
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| Gold Discovery Museum Visitor Center (El Dorado County) |
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POBox 265 - 310 Back St., Coloma, Cal 95613 | 530/622-3470 |
Located in the old mining camp of Coloma, the Gold Discovery Museum
offers information, exhibits, and artifacts relating to the gold
discovery and the California Gold Rush. A video presentation is also
available, as well as park rangers to answer any questions. The museum
grounds contain numerous mining exhibits comprised of the different
kinds of equipment used by the miners in their search for gold.
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| Golden Drift Museum (Placer County) |
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32820 Main St. Dutch Flat, Cal 96714 | 530/389-2126 |
Located in the mountain mining town of Dutch Flat, the museum's exhibits
focus primarily on the region's rich heritage concerning the boom days
of hydraulic mining, the rise of the county's timber industry, and the
birth of the transcontinental railroad.
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| Grass Valley Museum (Nevada County) |
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410 S Church St. Grass Valley, Cal 95945 | 530/272-4725 |
Located in the Old Mt. St. Mary's Academy in Grass Valley, which was
erected in 1863 to house an orphanage run by Irish Sisters of Mercy, the
museum contains many artifacts from the Victorian era. Other displays
include a Gold Rush Classroom and an early doctor's office.
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| Loyalton Museum (Sierra County) |
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A24 Beckwith Road, Loyallton, CA 96118 | 530/993-6754 |
Located in the Loyalton Community Hall, the displays in this small
museum feature 19th-Century clothing and housewares, wooden skis,
handmade farm implements, Indian artifacts, and a logging steam engine.
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| Mariposa County Museum & History Center |
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5119 Jessie St, Mariposa, Cal 95338 | 209/966-2924 |
Located in the town of Mariposa, the museum contains an excellent
collection of original documents, artifacts and art work depicting the
people and life in Mariposa County from the migration of its first
inhabitants through the Indian and Spanish periods to the events of the
Gold Rush. In addition, the museum grounds contain mining exhibits, an
Indian Village, the old Mariposa Gazette Building, wagons, stages, and
buggies from the old days.
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| North Bloomfield Museum (Nevada County) |
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23579 N. Blomfield Rd., Nevada City, Cal 95959 | 530/265-2740 |
Located in Cummins Hall, town of North Bloomfield, in Malakoff Diggins
State Historic Park, this museum shares one of the historic buildings in
North Bloomfield with the Ranger's office. Displays include a look at
the history of hydraulic mining in the region, and also a video
presentation of hydraulic mining in action. Many historic artifacts,
documents, photos and relics from the town's mining heyday are on
display.
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| Northstar Mining Museum (Nevada County) |
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Hwy 20 and Mill St., Grass Valley, Cal 95945 | 530/273-4255 |
Located in Grass Valley, the Northstar Mining Museum is also State
Historic Landmark #843. The museum holds a large display of mining
equipment and artifacts from the 1880's, such as a cornish pump, a stamp
mill and the world's largest Pelton Wheel, built by A.D. Foote in 1895.
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| Northern Mariposa County History Center (Mariposa County) |
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Hwys 49 & 132 in Coulterville | 209/878-3015 |
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| Old-Timers Museum (Calaveras County) |
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470 Main St., Murphys, Cal 95247 | 209/728-1160 |
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| Placer County Museum (Placer County) |
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101 Maple St., Auburn, Cal 95603 | 530/889-6500 |
Located in the town of Auburn, on the first floor of the Placer County
Courthouse, the museum highlights include a holographic image of an
early miner, a restored Sheriff's Office, and a Native American habitat
complete with a light and sound presentation.
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| Searls Historical Museum (Nevada County) |
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214 Church St., Nevada City, Cal 95959 | 530/265-5910 |
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| Shenandoah Valley Museum (Amador County) |
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14430 Shenandoah Rd., Plymouth, Cal | 209/245-6554 |
Located in Plymouth, this is a museum about early farm history and
winemaking that is part of a California Historical Landmark. Housed in
one of California's oldest wineries.
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| Sierra County Historical Park & Museum (Sierra County) |
POBox 260, Sierra City, Cal 96125
Hwy 49, 1 mile east of Sierra City | 530/862-1310 |
Located on the site of the Kentucky Mine (listed on the National
Register of Historic Places) in Sierra City, the Sierra County
Historical Park includes an excellent museum featuring documents,
photographs, and artifacts concerning the life and times of early day
Sierra County. The grounds include a working stamp mill, mine tunnel,
blacksmith shop and trestle from the mine to the stamp mill.
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| The Yosemite Museum, National Park Service |
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Yosemite National Park, CA 95389 | 209/372-0281, 0282 & 0297 |
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| Tuolumne County Museum & History Center (Tuolumne County) |
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POBox 299, 158 West Bradford Ave., Sonora, Cal 95370 | 209/532-1317 |
Located in Sonora, exhibits include the Tuolumne County Gold Collection,
an extensive collection of vintage firearms and paraphernalia, photos
and artifacts from the early days of Tuolumne County. Books on local
history and limited edition reprints of old lithographs are available
for purchase.
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| Video History Museum (Nevada County) |
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Central Ave, off Colfax, Ave. Grass Valley, Cal | 530/274-1126 |
The museum catalogs historical mining, logging and transporation
industry video footage along with clips concerning the developing towns
of Grass Valley and Nevada City. Displays of Native American, Chinese,
and Railroad History are also presented.
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| William Cavalier Museum (Tuolumne County) |
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Main St., Columbia, Cal | |
Located in the old Knapp brick store in downtown Columbia, the Cavalier
museum hold an interesting array of items from Columbia's past. Mineral
specimens, photos, books, lithographs, coins, tokens, guns and many
other relics from the mining days are carefully displayed for visitors
to enjoy.
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