Jared D. Sheldon
1813 - 1851
These millstones were brought from Mexico by water and oxcart in 1846 and were used by Jared D. Sheldon one of the earliest settlers in this valley in his grist mill near here, his Rancho Omochumne was granted him in payment for his work on Customhouse at Monterey and for services under the Mexican Government.
Marker can be reached from Meiss Road near Jackson Highway (California Highway 16).
Courtesy hmdb.org
