5/17/2007
5/17/2007
Landmark information
- Location:
On Main St, between Mill and Mineral Sts, next to Wells Fargo Bank, Plymouth - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
3/1/1996 - Date Most Recently Visited:
5/17/2007 - GPS Coordinates:
N 38 28.867, W 120 50.852
About this landmark
Plaque text:
City of Plymouth
Was a mining camp about 1852. Plymouth proper began with quartz mining when settled early by Green Aden & other hard rock miners.
Town was named Plymouth, probably after nearby Plymouth Mine. Post office established 1871. Many town fires, most destructive in 1877. Incorporated 1917. It prospered thru mining, trading center & local farming.
Mining claims located 1852, merged 1883 into Plymouth Consolidated Mine. Deepest shaft, 4,450 feet. Produced over 13,500,000 dollars & closed 1947. First Mother Lode mine to deliver ore from shaft to mill by conveyor belt.