Volcano City Historical Markers

Map of California State Historical Marker Locations in the City of Volcano

Volcano City Historical Markers

29 Historical Marker

Volcano, The spot was discovered in 1848 by Colonel Stevenson's men, who mined Soldiers Gulch in 1849. By 1853 the flats and gulches swarmed with men who named them picturesquely. Hydraulic operations, begun in 1855, brought thousands of fortune seekers to form a town of 17 hotels, a library, a theater, and courts of quick justice. During the Civil War, Volcano's gold served the Union - Volcano Blues smuggled the cannon 'Old Abe' in by hearse to quell rebels., CA, USA

Latitude & Longitude: -120° 37' 53.4648", 7° 0' 0"

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Volcano General Interest

Site of First Amateur Astronomical Observatory of Record In California

On the knoll behind this marker George Madeira built the first amateur astronomical observatory of record in California. It was there that he discover... [click for more]

Volcano City Historical Marker

The spot was discovered in 1848 by Colonel Stevenson's men, who mined Soldiers Gulch in 1849. By 1853 the flats and gulches swarmed with men who named... [click for more]