The South Fork of the Yuba River as it intersects with Hwy 49
State Route 49 is a north-south state highway in the U.S. state of California that passes through many historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. Highway 49 is numbered after the "49ers", the waves of immigrants who swept into the area looking for gold, and a portion of it is known as the Gold Country Highway. This roadway begins at Oakhurst in the Sierra-Nevada mountains, where it diverges from State Route 41. It continues in a generally northwest direction, weaving through the communities of Goldside and Ahwahnee, before crossing into Mariposa County. State Route 49 then continues northward through the counties of Mariposa, Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Yuba, Sierra, and Plumas, where it reaches its northern terminus at State Route 70, in Vinton.
Birthplace of Archie Stevenot (CHL #769, postmile CAL 3.3), who helped found the California State Chamber of Commerce and was officially named "Mr. Mother Lode" by the California legislature.
Carson Hill (CHL #274, postmile CAL 3.3), where the largest gold nugget in California (195 pounds troy) was found.
Fourth Crossing (CHL #258), an important stagecoach and freighting depot that served the southern mines until after the turn of the 20th century (postmile CAL 14.0).
Big Bar (CHL #41) is located on the county line between Amador and Calaveras counties. The Mokelumne River was mined at this point in 1848. Established in 1849, the Whale Boat Ferry operated until the first bridge was built, about 1852.
The Butte Store (CHL #39) is the only structure remaining of Butte City, prosperous mining town of the 1850s.
Empire Mine in Grass Valley (registered landmark #298) was the richest hard-rock mine in the State of California in its operating history of 106 years (1850-1956).
Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage. The numbers reset at county lines; the start and end postmiles in each county are given in the county column.
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