National Register of Historic Places

Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District

North Bloomfield, Nevada County, California
Listed
April 10, 1973
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
73000418

About this property

Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is a state park unit preserving Malakoff Diggins, the largest hydraulic mining site in California. The mine was one of several hydraulic mining sites at the center of the 1882 landmark case Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company. The mine pit and several Gold Rush-era buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District. The "canyon" is 7,000 feet (2,100 m) long, as much as 3,000 feet (910 m) wide, and nearly 600 feet (180 m) deep in places. Visitors can see huge cliffs carved by mighty streams of water, results of the mining technique of washing away entire mountains of gravel to wash out the gold. The park is 26 miles (42 km) north-east of Nevada City, California, in the Gold Rush country. The 3,143-acre (1,272 ha) park was established in 1965.

Location

North Bloomfield, Nevada County, California
39.37211, -120.91012

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When was Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District listed on the National Register?

Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1973.

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Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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