#0264 Double Springs
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#0264 Double Springs
Site information:
On Double Springs Rd, 3.6 mi E of Valley SpringsNothing remains of this site, as far as I know.
38.213257,-120.773766
Plaque information:
Private plaque at site of former town, two state plaques east and west of site on Hwy 26.East plaque: 38.209492,-120.741962
West plaque: 38.205214,-120.791036
State plaque text:
Double SpringsFounded February 18, 1850, Double Springs was once the seat of Calaveras County. The old courthouse, said to be constructed of lumber brought from China, is still standing, but not on its original site.
Department of Public Works - Division of Highways
Private plaque text:
Double SpringsFirst county seat of Calaveras County, Feb. 18, 1850.
Land located in 1847 by Charles L. Peck. Claimed under preemption notice to the Alcalde of San Francisco, recorded Sept. 19, 1850 at Page 69, in record B, 3rd archives of San Francisco. Surveyed and platted as Double Springs Townsite in 1850. FIrst county courthouse of imported Chinese panels, erected 100 feet southwest of the monument. Hon. W. Fowle Smith, first county judge and L.A. Collier, first county clerk.
Erected by Calaveras County Chamber of Commerce, June 8, 1950.
Registered 9/3/1937