12/10/2016

Landmark information

  • Location:
    On N Main St, 1.3 mi NE of Jackson
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Existing
  • Date First Visited:
    3/1/1996
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    12/10/2016
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 38 21.938, W 120 46.542

About this landmark

From the state:
Jackson Gate, on the north fork of Jackson Creek, takes its name from a fissure in a reef of rock that crosses the creek. In 1850 about 500 miners worked here and the first mining ditch in the county was dug here - its water sold for $1 per inch.