Guidebook
NO. 38 IRISHTOWN - This was an important stopping place for emigrants on their way to the southern mines. The first white settlers on this spot found it a 'city of wigwams,' and hundreds of mortars in the rocks testify that this was a favorite Indian camping ground.
Location
On State Hwy 88 (P.M. 20.8) at Pine Grove Wieland Rd, 2.2 mi SW of Pine Grove
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Notes
We originally visited this site in August 2015. After reading in SIERRA NEVADA GEOTOURISM that the Plaque was located: "on State Hwy 88 (P.M. 20.8) at Pine Grove Wieland Rd, 2.2 mi SW of Pine Grove", we went back for a re-visit. "Today, where Irishtown used to be, is part of the community of Pine Grove." ~~~~ Sure enough, the stone marker is there, but the State Plaque is gone. You can still see the holes from the bolts that held it in place, as well as a faint outline of the state plaque. A new private plaque for Pine Grove has been mounted in its place.
NO. 38 IRISHTOWN - Street Sign
NO. 38 IRISHTOWN - Old marker once held state plaque
NO. 38 IRISHTOWN - You can still see the holes for the bolts that held the state plaque.