Coulterville - Coulterville, CA
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saopaulo1
N 37° 42.646 W 120° 11.844
10S E 747049 N 4177422
A sign about Coulterville, CA.
Waymark Code: WMR1GD
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 04/27/2016
Views: 2
"George W. Coulter started a Tent Store here, early in 1850 to supply hundreds of miners working the rich placers of Maxwell, Boneyard and Black Creeks. The settlement was called Banderita, from the flag flying over Coulters store. A postoffice established in 1853 was called Maxwell Creek, but changed the following year to honor Coulter. The first stamp mill for crushing quartz ore was built by Andrew Goss. Quartz mines, nearby, under crude methods, with wood for fuel, operated for years producing millions. Coulter built the first hotel and water for it was pumped from a well by two Newfoundland dogs. Francisco Bruschi erected the first permanent building and his family became leading merchants for over eighty years."
Group that erected the marker: Mariposa County
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Hway 49
Coulterville, CA USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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