Weaverville, California

Old Hanover Place at the end of Creath Street, Weaverville. Photo taken from School House Hill looking northerly at Weaverville.

Sign downtown reads:

Spiral Staircases

The spiral staircases of Weaverville have always been a predominant part of this community's architecture. These structures became a necessity because of the separate ownership of the upper and lower floors.

Sign downtown reads:

Spiral Staircases

The spiral staircases of Weaverville have always been a predominant part of this community's architecture. These structures became a necessity because of the separate ownership of the upper and lower floors.

Sign downtown reads:

Spiral Staircases

The spiral staircases of Weaverville have always been a predominant part of this community's architecture. These structures became a necessity because of the separate ownership of the upper and lower floors.

Sign at site reads:

Won Lim Miao

Hundreds of Chinese miners came to the Weaverville area in the 1850's and prospered despite hardships, discrimination and tax on foreign miners. The first house of worship burned in 1873. The Chinese continued their religious traditions in the present temple, deidcated April 18, 1874. Moon Lim Lee, trustee and grandson of one of its contributors, gift deeded the Ã’Temple Amongst the Forest Beneath the Clouds" to the state.

California Historical Landmark no. 709

Sign at site reads:

Won Lim Miao

Hundreds of Chinese miners came to the Weaverville area in the 1850's and prospered despite hardships, discrimination and tax on foreign miners. The first house of worship burned in 1873. The Chinese continued their religious traditions in the present temple, deidcated April 18, 1874. Moon Lim Lee, trustee and grandson of one of its contributors, gift deeded the Ã’Temple Amongst the Forest Beneath the Clouds" to the state.

California Historical Landmark no. 709

Sign at site reads:

Won Lim Miao

Hundreds of Chinese miners came to the Weaverville area in the 1850's and prospered despite hardships, discrimination and tax on foreign miners. The first house of worship burned in 1873. The Chinese continued their religious traditions in the present temple, deidcated April 18, 1874. Moon Lim Lee, trustee and grandson of one of its contributors, gift deeded the Ã’Temple Amongst the Forest Beneath the Clouds" to the state.

California Historical Landmark no. 709

Sign at site reads:

Won Lim Miao

Hundreds of Chinese miners came to the Weaverville area in the 1850's and prospered despite hardships, discrimination and tax on foreign miners. The first house of worship burned in 1873. The Chinese continued their religious traditions in the present temple, deidcated April 18, 1874. Moon Lim Lee, trustee and grandson of one of its contributors, gift deeded the Ã’Temple Amongst the Forest Beneath the Clouds" to the state.

California Historical Landmark no. 709

Sign at site reads:

Won Lim Miao

Hundreds of Chinese miners came to the Weaverville area in the 1850's and prospered despite hardships, discrimination and tax on foreign miners. The first house of worship burned in 1873. The Chinese continued their religious traditions in the present temple, deidcated April 18, 1874. Moon Lim Lee, trustee and grandson of one of its contributors, gift deeded the Ã’Temple Amongst the Forest Beneath the Clouds" to the state.

California Historical Landmark no. 709

Sign at site reads:

Won Lim Miao

Hundreds of Chinese miners came to the Weaverville area in the 1850's and prospered despite hardships, discrimination and tax on foreign miners. The first house of worship burned in 1873. The Chinese continued their religious traditions in the present temple, deidcated April 18, 1874. Moon Lim Lee, trustee and grandson of one of its contributors, gift deeded the Ã’Temple Amongst the Forest Beneath the Clouds" to the state.

California Historical Landmark no. 709

Sign at site reads:

Won Lim Miao

Hundreds of Chinese miners came to the Weaverville area in the 1850's and prospered despite hardships, discrimination and tax on foreign miners. The first house of worship burned in 1873. The Chinese continued their religious traditions in the present temple, deidcated April 18, 1874. Moon Lim Lee, trustee and grandson of one of its contributors, gift deeded the Ã’Temple Amongst the Forest Beneath the Clouds" to the state.

California Historical Landmark no. 709

Sign reads:

This is the rim of an undershot water wheel used to power the arrastra at the Maple Mine near Dedrick. It is 15ft. 9in. in diameter, with 91 cups. Handmade at the mine about 1919 by William N. Ã’Billy" Clarke. Four large boulders were drug around in a tub to crush the ore.

Sign at site reads:

The Lagrange Mine

This mine, originally known as the Oregon Mountain group of claims, first operated about 1862. In 1892 the mine was purchased by the Lagrange Hydraulic Gold Mining Company which brought water from Stuart's Fork through 29 miles of ditch, tunnels and flume and delivered it to the mine pit under a 650 foot head. Over 100,000,000 yards of gravel were moved and 3,500,000 dollars in gold produced. Large scale operations ceased in 1918.

California Registered Historical Landmark no. 778

Sign downtown reads:

Spiral Staircases

The spiral staircases of Weaverville have always been a predominant part of this community's architecture. These structures became a necessity because of the separate ownership of the upper and lower floors.