Foster Mine
Foster Mine is a quarry in Calaveras County, Gold Country, California. Foster Mine is situated nearby to Angels Camp Museum, as well as near the building Sam Choy Brick Store.- Type: Quarry
- Description: mine in Calaveras County, California, United States of America
- Address: CA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Angels Camp Museum and Sam Choy Brick Store.
Angels Camp Museum
Museum
Angels Camp Museum is a history museum located in Angels Camp, California, in the United States. The museum focuses on the history of the California Gold Rush. Angels Camp Museum is situated 360 feet northwest of Foster Mine.
Sam Choy Brick Store
Building
The Sam Choy Brick Store, Angels Camp, California, is the only building remaining from a large Chinese settlement during the California gold rush. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Sam Choy Brick Store is situated 2,900 feet southeast of Foster Mine.
Altaville Grammar School
School
The Altaville Grammar School in Altaville, California is one of the oldest grammar schools in California. It was built in 1858 of brick in the Greek Revival style and remained in use until 1950, when it was replaced by the Mark Twain Elementary School in Altaville. Altaville Grammar School is situated 1 mile northwest of Foster Mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Angels Camp and Altaville.
Angels Camp
Angels Camp, is the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 3,667 at the 2020 census. It lies at an elevation of 1381 feet.
Altaville
Hamlet
Altaville is a former unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, United States, now located in the northwestern portion of the city of Angels Camp.
Melones
Hamlet
Melones is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California, United States, now submerged beneath a reservoir named New Melones Lake. It lay at an elevation of 955 feet. Melones is situated 5 miles southeast of Foster Mine.
Foster Mine
- Categories: mine and industry
- Location: Calaveras County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.0752° or 38° 4′ 31″ north
Longitude
-120.54465° or 120° 32′ 41″ west
Elevation
1,506 feet (459 metres)
Open location code
84CX3FG4+34
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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In Other Languages
“Foster Mine” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Foster Mine (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California, Calaveras County)”
- Cebuano: “Foster Mine”
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