Forest Hill

The bronze has had its articles removed. Gold discovered here in 1850 in which year the first Forest House built; in 1852 the Jenny Lind Mine found; produced over million dollars in gold; Town an important trading post. The missing words are cast that way, not worn off the metal. The mines in the immediate vicinity produced over ten million dollars up to 1868, and the town spells itself Foresthill now, as a single word.

What the plaque says

FOREST HILL GOLD DISCOVERED HERE IN 1850 IN WHICH YEAR THE FIRST "FOREST HOUSE" BUILT. IN 1852 THE JENNY LIND MINE FOUND WHICH PRODUCED OVER MILLION DOLLARS IN GOLD WHILE THE MINES IN THIS IMMEDIATE VICINITY PRODUCED OVER TEN MILLION DOLLARS UP TO 1868. TOWN AN IMPORTANT TRADING POST AND FAMED FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL FORESTS. STATE REGISTERED LANDMARK NO. 399 TABLET PLACED BY CALIFORNIA CENTENNIALS COMMISSION BASE FURNISHED BY PLACER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY DEDICATED AUGUST 20, 1950

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park — 15 mi
  The tailrace at Coloma where a carpenter found gold in January 1848 and the world came running.
• Empire Mine State Historic Park — 18 mi
  The oldest, deepest, richest hard-rock gold mine in California, with 367 miles of flooded tunnels underneath.
• Nevada City — 20 mi
  Gaslamps, brick storefronts, and the Nisenan who are still fighting to be recognized on their own ground.
• Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park — 25 mi
  A canyon washed out of a mountain by water cannon, and the lawsuit that ended hydraulic mining.

More markers nearby

• Yankee Jims — 2.4 mi
• Michigan Bluff — 4.6 mi
• Iowa Hill — 6.4 mi
• Georgetown — 7.9 mi