1/16/2025
1/16/2025
1/16/2025
Landmark information
- Location:
Intersection of Paloma Rd and Edster St, 5 mi SW of Mokelumne Hill - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
2/17/1997 - Date Most Recently Visited:
1/16/2025 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 15.543, W 120 45.727
About this landmark
Plaque text:
Paloma (Fosteria)
Gwin Mine, Paloma, Lower Rich Gulch, was mined for placer in 1849. Quartz was discovered by J. Alexander in 1851. Property acquired by William M. Gwin, California's first U.S. Senator, in 1851. The Gwin Mine, closed in 1908, yielded millions.