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CHL No. 420 Soulsbyville - Tuolumne

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NO. 420 SOULSBYVILLE - Site of the famous Soulsby Mine (discovered by Benjamin Soulsby), Soulsbyville is the first community in Tuolumne County to be founded (1855) entirely upon the operation of a lode mine. First to work the mine were hard rock miners from Cornwall, England, the first group of 499 Cornishmen arrived in 1858.

Location

NW corner of Soulsbyville Rd and Community Dr, Soulsbyville
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NO. 420 SOULSBYVILLE - Marker