JESUS MARIA

Historical Landmark

Description:
The town, center of a large placer mining section, was named for a Mexican who raised vegetables and melons for the miners. It was settled in the early 1850s with a large population of Mexicans, French, Chileans, and Italians.

Registration Date: 1/8/1938

Location:
Mokelumne Hill
County: Calaveras

Directions:
On Jesus Maria Rd, County Road 27 (P.M. 10.2), 4.9 mi SE of Mokelumne Hill

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