Guidebook
NO. 629 OMEGA HYDRAULIC DIGGINGS AND TOWNSITE - One mile north of here were the towns of Alpha and Omega, named by gold miners in the early 1850s. The tremendous hydraulic diggings, visible from near this point, engulfed most of the original townsites. Alpha was the birthplace of famed opera singer Emma Nevada. Mining at Omega continued until 1949, and lumbering operations are carried on there today (1958).
Location
Omega Rest Area, Hwy 20 (P.M. 35. 7), 6 mi E of Washington Rd, Washington
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NO. 629 OMEGA HYDRAULIC DIGGINGS AND TOWNSITE
NO. 629 OMEGA HYDRAULIC DIGGINGS AND TOWNSITE - Omega Diggings
NO. 629 OMEGA HYDRAULIC DIGGINGS AND TOWNSITE - Path to viewpont
NO. 629 OMEGA HYDRAULIC DIGGINGS AND TOWNSITE - Pointing to Omega Mine
NO. 629 OMEGA HYDRAULIC DIGGINGS AND TOWNSITE - Omega on the right
NO. 629 OMEGA HYDRAULIC DIGGINGS AND TOWNSITE - Marker
NO. 629 OMEGA HYDRAULIC DIGGINGS AND TOWNSITE - State Plaque