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
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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

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

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