100 Kentucky Mine Rd., off Hwy. 49, ½-mile E of town, (530) 862-1310. W-Sun 10-5, June-Aug; closed Sept-May. Mill tour at 11 & 2. $7, 7-17 $3.50. Museum only: $1; under 6 free. No credit cards.
The Kentucky Mine Museum
displays mining artifacts, including an exact replica of the largest gold nugget ever found in Sierra County—a 103-pounder dubbed “The Monumental." The museum is inside a reconstructed wood-frame former hotel dating from the mid-19th century. Picnic tables and barbecue facilities are available under a canopy of oak trees. A 45-minute guided tour through the reconstructed 7-story, 1850s Kentucky Mine Stamp Mill (where rocks were sorted and crushed) also begins here, and includes a visit to a replica miners’ cabin and to the portal of the mine (note that steep climbing and stairs are involved). Participants view the original machinery--which is still intact and operable—and see a demonstration of a small Pelton water wheel and the stamping machine.
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video ©2012 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
More things to do in Sierra City.
More things to do in Gold Rush Country.
More ideas for exploring Northern California.
video ©2012 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
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