Great Sierra Mine Historic Site
United States historic place
Great Sierra Mine Historic Site | |
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37°55′39″N 119°16′5″W / 37.92750°N 119.26806°W / 37.92750; -119.26806 | |
| Built | 1881 |
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| Architect | Great Sierra Consolidated Silver |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000382 |
| Added to NRHP | May 24, 1978[1] |
The Great Sierra Mine Historic Site preserves the site of the largest mining operation in what would become Yosemite National Park. The mine was located on Tioga Hill on the crest and eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, one of several claims intended to work the Sheepherder silver lode. The Sheepherder lode was discovered in 1860, and rediscovered by shepherd Thomas Brusky Jr., who staked a number of claims in the area. In 1881 all of the claims were bought out by the Great Sierra Consolidated Silver Mining Company and established the company town of Dana. Due to the 11,000 foot altitude the town was soon relocated to the bottom of the hill at Bennettville.[citation needed]
After an adit was driven 1784 feet into the side of the hill at an expenditure of $300,000, operations were closed down in 1884. They resumed with modern equipment in 1933, but did not find the Sheepherder Lode, and operations ceased for good.
Today, five stone cabins, a powder house and a blacksmith shop remain. The shafts have collapsed or have been filled in.[2]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Great Sierra Mine Structure No. 1". List of Classified Structures. National Park Service. December 9, 2008. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
External links
Media related to Great Sierra Mine Historic Site at Wikimedia Commons
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Landmarks
- Ahwahnee Hotel
- LeConte Memorial Lodge
- Parsons Memorial Lodge
- Rangers' Club
- Wawona Hotel and Pavilion
historic districts
- Bagby Stationhouse, Water Tanks and Turntable
- Camp Curry Historic District
- Great Sierra Mine Historic Site
- Yosemite Valley
- Yosemite Valley Archeological District
- Yosemite Valley Bridges
- Yosemite Village Historic District
properties
- Acting Superintendent's Headquarters
- Buck Camp Patrol Cabin
- Camp 4
- Crane Flat Fire Lookout
- Degnan's Restaurant
- Frog Creek Cabin
- Glacier Point Trailside Museum
- Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp
- Great Sierra Wagon Road
- Half Dome Cables and Trail
- Hetch Hetchy Railroad Engine No.6
- Hodgdon Homestead Cabin
- Chris Jorgenson Studio
- Lake Vernon Snow Survey Shelter
- Mariposa Grove Museum
- May Lake High Sierra Camp
- McCauley Cabin
- McCauley and Meyer Barns
- McGurk Cabin
- Merced Grove Ranger Station
- Merced Lake High Sierra Camp
- Merced Lake Ranger Station
- Ostrander Lake Ski Hut
- Sachse Spring Snow Survey Shelter
- Snow Creek Ski Hut
- Snow Flat Snow Survey Shelter
- Soda Springs Cabin
- Sunrise High Sierra Camp
- Tioga Pass Entrance Station
- Track Bus No. 19
- Tuolumne Meadows
- Tuolumne Meadows High Sierra Camp
- Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Stations and Comfort Stations
- Vogelsang High Sierra Camp
- Wawona Covered Bridge
- Yosemite Transportation Company Office
- Yosemite Valley Chapel
- Yosemite Valley Railroad Caboose No. 15
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