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1/16/2025
1/16/2025
1/16/2025
Landmark information
- Location:
SW corner of intersection of Campo Seco and Penn Mine Rds, Campo Seco - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
2/17/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/16/2025 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 13.588, W 120 51.250
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Campo Seco
Settled in 1849 by Mexicans who worked placers on Oregon Gulch. Rich copper deposits discovered in 1859. Largest living cork oak tree in California planted here 1858. Ruins of Adams Express building with iron doors still standing.