State Park · California, United States
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is a state park in California, United States, established in 1965.
Photo: J.smith , Retouched by Mmxx via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized for display.
Park facts
| Park type | State Park |
|---|---|
| Location | Nevada, California, United States |
| Established | 1965 |
| Coordinates | 39.3708° N, 120.9002° W |
| Managed by | California state park system |
Every fact above is taken from the sources listed below; anything no source states is left blank rather than guessed.
About Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park
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.
Description from the park's Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), linked in the sources below.
Airports near this park
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- Sacramento International Airport (SMF) · Sacramento, United States · 59.6 miles away
- Reno Tahoe International Airport (RNO) · Reno, United States · 61.1 miles away
- Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (OAK) · Oakland, United States · 134.5 miles away
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park?
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is in California, United States (39.3708° N, 120.9002° W).
When was Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park established?
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park was established in 1965, per the source listed at the foot of this page.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_California_state_parks — Wikipedia list of California state parks — park name, county/location, size, year where the table states them.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malakoff_Diggins_State_Historic_Park — Wikipedia article — description (CC BY-SA).