Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Amador County, California

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Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Amador County

Silver Lake and Sierra Nevada Viewed from the Mormon-Carson Pass Emigrant Trail Scenic
Rest Stop on CA-88

17 February 2007
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Amador County bills itself as "The Heart of the Mother Lode" and lies within the Gold Country. The Spanish word amador translates to lover in English.

Amador County was created by the California Legislature in 1854 from parts of Calaveras and El Dorado Counties. In 1864, part of the county's territory was given to Alpine County.

The county is named for Jose Maria Amador, soldier, rancher and miner, who was born in San Francisco in 1794. In 1848, Jose Maria Amador, with several Native Americans, established a successful gold mining camp near the present town of Amador City.

Some of the Mother Lode's most successful gold mines were located in Amador County, including the Kennedy, Argonaut and the Keystone.

"The Luck of Roaring Camp," a short story by Bret Harte, was first published in the August 1868 issue of the Overland Monthly. Harte, who lived in this area for several years, possibly used a mining camp on the Mokelumne River as a model for the fictional Roaring Camp.

Adapted from Wikipedia

Name	Address	City	Year	Authority	ID	Sort Address	Sort Name
Maiden's Grave	CA-88	El Dorado National Forest	1850	California	28	088-100	Maiden's Grave
Volcano	Main and Consolation Streets	Volcano	1848	California	29	Main	Volcano
Lancha Plana	Lancha Plana Buena Vista Road	Buena Vista		California	30	Lancha Plana	Lancha Plana
Drytown	CA-49	Drytown	1848	California	31	049-100	Drytown
Pioneer Hall	111-113 Main Street	Jackson	1886	California	34	Main 0111	Pioneer Hall
Fiddletown	Fiddletown Road	Fiddletown	1849	California	35	Fiddletown	Fiddletown
Middle Bar	Middle Bar Road at Mokelumne River	Scottsville		California	36	Middle Bar	Middle Bar
Clinton	East Clinton and Clinton Road	Clinton		California	37	Clinton	Clinton
Irishtown	CA-88	Pine Grove	1854	California	38	088-100	Irishtown
Butte Store	CA-49	Scottsville	1857	California	39	049-100	Butte Store
Kirkwood's	CA-88	Kirkwood	1864	California	40	088-100	Kirkwood's
Big Bar	CA-49	Big Bar	1840	California	41	049-100	Big Bar
Jackson Gate	1235 Jackson Gate Road	Jackson	1850	California	118	Jackson Gate 1235	Jackson Gate
Sutter Creek	Main and Badger Streets	Sutter Creek	1848	California	322	Main Badger	Sutter Creek
Plymouth Trading Post	Main Street	Plymouth	1857	California	470	Main	Plymouth Trading Post
Methodist Episcopal Church	150 West Marlette Street	Ione	1866	California	506	Marlette W 0150	Methodist Episcopal Church
Old Emigrant Road	CA-88	Kirkwood	1848	California	662	088-100	Old Emigrant Road
Astronomical Observatory Site (1968)	Shake Ridge Road	Volcano	1861	California	715	Shake	Astronomical Observatory Site (1968)
Astronomical Observatory Site (2004)	Consolation Street at Main Street	Volcano	1861	California	715	Consolation	Astronomical Observatory Site (2004)
D'Agostini Winery	14430 Shenandoah Road	Plymouth		California	762	Shenandoah 14430	D'Agostini Winery
Argonaut and Kennedy Mines Marker	CA-49	Jackson	1850	California	786	049-100	Argonaut and Kennedy Mines Marker
Stewart Store	18 East Main Street	Ione	1856	California	788	Main 0018	Stewart Store
Pioneer Synagogue Site	Main and Church Streets	Jackson	1857	California	865	Main	Pioneer Synagogue Site
Preston Castle Marker	CA-104	Ione	1894	California	867	Route 104	Preston Castle Marker
Ceremonial Roundhouse	14881 Pine Grove-Volcano Road	Indian Grinding Rock SHP		California	1001	Pine Grove-Volcano Road 14881	Ceremonial Roundhouse
Knight Foundry	81 Eureka Street	Sutter Creek	1873	California	1007	Eureka 0081	Knight Foundry
Indian Grinding Rock	14881 Pine Grove-Volcano Road	Indian Grinding Rock SHP		National	1971000133	Pine Grove-Volcano Road 14881	Indian Grinding Rock
County Hospital	708 Court Street	Jackson	1890	National	1972000215	Court 0708	County Hospital
Preston Castle	Palm Drive	Ione	1894	National	1975000422	Preston 0000	Preston Castle
Knight Foundry	13 Eureka Street	Sutter Creek	1873	National	1975000423	Eureka 0013	Knight Foundry
Sutter Creek Grammar School	Cole Street	Sutter Creek	1871	National	1976000477	Cole	Sutter Creek Grammar School
Centenary Church	150 West Marlette Street	Ione	1866	National	1977000287	Marlette W 0150	Centenary Church
Fiddletown Historic District	Fiddletown Road	Fiddletown	1849	National	1978000655	Fiddletown	Fiddletown Historic District
Scully Ranch	West Marlette Street and Old Stockton Road	Ione		National	1978000656	Marlette	Scully Ranch
Kennedy Tailing Wheels	1200 Jackson Gate Road	Jackson	1914	National	1981000146	Jackson Gate 1200	Kennedy Tailing Wheels
DePue House	215 Court Street	Jackson	1870	National	1982002169	Court 0215	DePue House
St. George Hotel	16104 Main street	Volcano	1867	National	1984000757	Main 16104	St. George Hotel
Saint Sava Church	724 North Main Street	Jackson	1894	National	1986000385	Main 0724	Saint Sava Church
Sutter Creek Bridge	Five Mile Drive	Ione	1910	National	1986000734	Five Mile	Sutter Creek Bridge
Butterfield House	115 Broadway	Jackson	1873	National	1986002412	Broadway 0115	Butterfield House
Chichizola Complex	1316-1330 Jackson Gate Road	Jackson	1860	National	1992000979	Jackson Gate 1316	Chichizola Complex
Jackson Downtown Historic District	Main Street From 215 Main Street to 14 Broadway	Jackson	1857	National	2000000365	Main 0215	Jackson Downtown Historic District
Paugh House	406 Pitt Street	Jackson		National	2007000507	Pitt 0406	Paugh House
Kennedy Mine Historic District	12594 Kennedy Mine Road	Jackson		National	2008001347	Kennedy Mine	Kennedy Mine Historic District
Kirkwood Lake Tract	Kirkwood Lake Shoreline North of CA-88	El Dorado National Forest		National	2009001054	Kirkwood	Kirkwood Lake Tract
Amador City Cemetery	Church Street	Amador City		POI		Church	Amador City Cemetery
Amador County	Sutter Hill Road and Eureka Road	Sutter Creek		POI		Sutter Hill	Amador County
Bellotti Inn	53 Main Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Main 0053	Bellotti Inn
Botto Saloon	Sutter Hill Road and Eureka Road	Sutter Creek		POI		Sutter Hill	Botto Saloon
Brignoli Building	71 Main Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Main 0071	Brignoli Building
Buena Vista Store	Buena Vista Road and Jackson Valley Road	Buena Vista		POI		Buena Vista	Buena Vista Store
Bunker Hill Mine	Bunker Hill Road at Fremont Mine Road	Amador City		POI		Bunker Hill	Bunker Hill Mine
Carson Trail Marker 50	Dirt Road	Rural		POI		Dirt Road	Carson Trail Marker 50
Carson Trail Marker 51	Mud Lake Road	Rural		POI		Mud Lake	Carson Trail Marker 51
Carson Trail Marker 52	Mud Lake Road	Rural		POI		Mud Lake	Carson Trail Marker 52
Carson Trail Marker 53	State CA-88	Rural		POI		088-100	Carson Trail Marker 53
Carson Trail Marker 54	State CA-88	Rural		POI		088-100	Carson Trail Marker 54
Central Eureka Mine	Sutter Hill Road and Old Ridge Road	Sutter Creek		POI		Sutter Hill	Central Eureka Mine
Chew Kee Store	14274 Fiddletown Road	Fiddletown	1850	POI		Fiddletown 14274	Chew Kee Store
Doble's Cabin (Missing)	Plug Street	Volcano		POI		Plug	Doble's Cabin (Missing)
Dondero Marble Quarry	Soldiers Memorial Park	Volcano		POI		Soldiers Memorial	Dondero Marble Quarry
Drytown (NDGW Marker)	CA-49 at Bens Alley	Drytown	1848	POI		049-100	Drytown (NDGW Marker)
Early Amador Miners	15950 CA-49	Drytown		POI		049-100	Early Amador Miners
Early Day Butcher Shop	CA-49 at Bens Alley	Drytown	1860	POI		049-100	Early Day Butcher Shop
Emerson Shaft	Cole Street Near Randolph Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Cole	Emerson Shaft
Farnham House	Jibboom Street near Ostrom Road	Fiddletown		POI		Jibboom	Farnham House
Forest Home	State Route 16 Near Forest Home Road	Forest Home	1850	POI		Route 016	Forest Home
Fremont-Gover Mine	Bunker Hill Road and New Chicago Road	Drytown		POI		Bunker Hill	Fremont-Gover Mine
Imperial Hotel	CA-49 and Water Street	Amador City		POI		049-100	Imperial Hotel
Ione Brewery	Preston Avenue at Welch Lane	Ione		POI		Preston	Ione Brewery
Ione Chinatown	East Main Street and Eldorado Street	Ione		POI		Main E	Ione Chinatown
Ione City Hall	East Main Street and North Church Street	Ione		POI		Main E	Ione City Hall
Ione Parlor No. 33, NSGW	21-23 East Main Street	Ione		POI		Main E 0021	Ione Parlor No. 33, NSGW
Iron Ivan Steam Locomotive	North Church Street	Ione	1901	POI		Church N	Iron Ivan Steam Locomotive
Jackson County Seat	105 Main Street	Jackson		POI		Main 0105	Jackson County Seat
Keystone Mine	Old CA-49 South and Ione Valley Road	Amador City		POI		Route 49	Keystone Mine
Levaggi Opera House	54 Main Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Main 0054	Levaggi Opera House
Lincoln Mine	Amador Road at Hanford Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Amador	Lincoln Mine
Miners’ Bend Park	Old CA-49	Sutter Creek		POI		Old Route 49	Miners’ Bend Park
Monteverde General Store	Randolph Street and Boston Alley	Sutter Creek	1896	POI		Randolph	Monteverde General Store
Native Sons Hall	56 Main Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Main 0056	Native Sons Hall
Norton-Popovich House	134 Broad Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Broad 0134	Norton-Popovich House
Old Bavarian Brewery	21375 Consolation Street	Volcano		POI		Consolation 21375	Old Bavarian Brewery
Old Red Brick Building Saloon	12 West Main Street	Ione		POI		Main W 0012	Old Red Brick Building Saloon
Oleta Schoolhouse	American Flat Road	Fiddletown	1860	POI		American Flat	Oleta Schoolhouse
Original Amador Mine	East School Street and Amador Creek Street	Amador City		POI		School	Original Amador Mine
Pine Grove	19840 State CA-88	Pine Grove	1854	POI		088-100	Pine Grove
Soldier Gulch	Main and Consolation Streets	Volcano	1848	POI		Main	Soldier Gulch
Soracco Company	78 Main Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Main 0078	Soracco Company
South Spring Hill Mine	String Bean Alley East of Old CA-49	Amador City		POI		String Bean	South Spring Hill Mine
Steam Flour Mill	217 West Jackson Street	Ione		POI		Jackson W	Steam Flour Mill
Sutter Creek Jail	Gopher Flat Road Near Main Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Gopher Flat	Sutter Creek Jail
Sutter Creek Sanitarium	72 Main Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Main 0072	Sutter Creek Sanitarium
Sutter Creek United Methodist Church	14 Main Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Main 0014	Sutter Creek United Methodist Church
Thomas Starr King Bell	Emigrant Trail at Consolation Street	Volcano		POI		Emigrant Trail	Thomas Starr King Bell
Treasure Mine	15165 Bunker Hill Road	Amador City		POI		Bunker Hill	Treasure Mine
Tucker's Fire Bell	350 Hanford Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Hanford 0350	Tucker's Fire Bell
Union Hotel	21375 Consolation Street	Volcano		POI		Consolation	Union Hotel
Union Mine Boarding House	175 Spanish Street	Sutter Creek		POI		Spanish 0175	Union Mine Boarding House
Volcano Centennial	Main and Consolation Streets	Volcano	1848	POI		Main	Volcano Centennial
Volcano General Store	16146 Main Street	Volcano		POI		Main 16146	Volcano General Store
Volcano Masonic Cave	Masonic Cave Road	Volcano		POI		Masonic Cave	Volcano Masonic Cave
Whiskey Flat Saloon	16112 Main Street	Volcano		POI		Main 16112	Whiskey Flat Saloon
Wildman Mine Powder House	Tucker Hill Road	Sutter Creek		POI		Tucker Hill	Wildman Mine Powder House

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