Jacksonville, California

Jacksonville, California is a historical farming town site in Chinese Camp, California in Tuolumne County, California. The site of the Jacksonville, California is a California Historical Landmark No. 419 listed on February 28, 1949. The town is now under the Don Pedro Reservoir formed in 1924. Jacksonville was founded by farmer Julian Smart along the Tuolumne River at an elevation of 800 feet . In spring 1849, Smart planted a garden and an orchard. Smart named the town Jacksonville after Colonel A. M. Jackson. The Tuolumne River provided water not only for the farms but the many 49 California Gold Rush mining operations in the region. In 1852 a US post office opened with a population of 252. The largest mine in the region was the Eagle-Shawmut mine.[1][2][3]

Jacksonville, California
Jacksonville, California in 1855
LocationCA Hwy 120, Chinese Camp, California.
Coordinates37°50′38″N 120°22′56″W / 37.844°N 120.38218°W / 37.844; -120.38218
Built1849, 175 years ago
ArchitectJulian Smart
Architectural style(s)49 Mining town
DesignatedFebruary 28, 1949
Reference no.419
Jacksonville, California is located in California
Jacksonville, California
Location of Jacksonville, California in California
Jacksonville, California is located in the United States
Jacksonville, California
Jacksonville, California (the United States)
The city of Jacksonville is under the Don Pedro Reservoir

A Jacksonville historical marker is on a Vista point on California State Route 120, 3.5 miles southeast of Chinese Camp, California. The marker was placed there by the Sonora Rotary Club and Tuolumne County Gold Centennial Committee in 1950. [4]

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  1. ^ "Jacksonville, California #419". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
  2. ^ "CHL # 419 Jacksonville Tuolumne". www.californiahistoricallandmarks.com.
  3. ^ "Jacksonville California". Western Mining History.
  4. ^ "Jacksonville Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.