2/2/2025
Landmark information
- Location:
On N-bound old Hwy 101 (PM 27.5)(Monterey Rd), 0.5 mi S of Ford Rd, San Jose - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Located at #339-1 - Date First Visited:
10/14/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
2/2/2025 - GPS Coordinates:
N 37 14.908, W 121 47.409 - Other Designations:
National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
About this landmark
Plaque text:
New Almaden Quicksilver Mine
From this cinnabar hill the indians used pigment for paint. Mercury mined, 1845. Gold discovery made mercury indispensable and mine became world famous, most productive in America. Sold for $1,700,700 in 1864.