CHL # 266 Jenny Lind Calaveras

Guidebook

NO. 266 JENNY LIND - Jenny Lind, located on the north bank of the Calaveras River, was a placer mining town as early as 1849. Most of the placer mining was done along the hillsides above the river - later the river was mined with dredgers. In 1864 the population was said to be 400, half of them Chinese.

Location

11780 Main St Valley Springs, CA 95252 (J14 at Alley Street)
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