Discovery of Gold at Gold Hill
The tablet commemorates the
discovery of gold-bearing quartz
and the beginning of quartz mining
in California
The discovery was made on
Gold Hill
by
George Knight
October 1850
The occurrence of gold-bearing quartz was undoubtedly noted here and elsewhere about the same time or previously, but the above discovery created the great excitement that started the development of quartz mining into a great industry.
The
Gold Hill Mine
from 1850 to 1857 is credited
with a total production of
$4,000,000.00
Marker is at the intersection of Jenkins Street and Hocking Street, on the left when traveling north on Jenkins Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
