NoeHill Travels in California
Butte County Points of Interest
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24 April 2013
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Edison Building
2016 Bird Street
Oroville
Years 1879-1881
2016 Bird Street
Oroville
Years 1879-1881
The plaque mounted on the wall beside the Bird Street entrance reads:
Edison Building
Edison Ore Mining & Miocene Mining Co. Oct. 1879 to May 1881 by Major Frank McLaughlin searched for platinum to use in Edison's electric light globe. Used a process to remove gold from black sands found in mine tailings.
Miocene Mining Co. operated a hydraulic mine on Thompson Flat and extended Davis Ditch from Pentz to Thompson Flat.
Dedicated by the Exchange Club of Oroville in the Year 2002