5/21/1998
6/15/2004
Landmark information
- Location:
Site on Gold Rock Ranch Rd, 1.0 mi E of County Hwy S34, 9.0 mi N of I-8, 4.5 mi NE of Ogilby; plaque 2 mi W of S34 on Gold Rock Ranch Rd - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
5/21/1998 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/15/2004 - GPS Coordinates:
N 32 52.908, W 114 51.731
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Tumco
Pete Walters of Ogilby discovered the first gold vein at Gold Rock on January 6, 1884. From his little Mary claim began a gold camp wchic reached its peak development between 1893 and 1899 as Hedges, with 3200 residents. Nearly closed, 1900-10, it was reopened as Tumco, 1910-13, and worked intermittently until 1941. Tumco has long been a California ghost town.