⛏️ Jacksonville, California

Jacksonville is a historical farming town site in Chinese Camp in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The site of Jacksonville, California is California Historical Landmark No. 419, listed on February 28, 1949. The town is now under the Don Pedro Reservoir, formed in 1924. Jacksonville was founded by farmer Julian Smart along the Tuolumne River at an elevation of 800 feet. In spring 1849, Smart planted a garden and an orchard. Smart named the town Jacksonville after Colonel A. M. Jackson. The Tuolumne River provided water not only for the farms but the many 49 California Gold Rush mining operations in the region. In 1852 a US post office opened with a population of 252. The largest mine in the region was the Eagle-Shawmut mine.