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Historic Middle Fork Land & Camps Protection Proposal

Historic Middle Fork Land & Camps Protection Proposal. Historic Lands Preservation Society Feather Falls County Jake Edore October 1, 2010. Middle Fork Mining Lands Facts. Covers over 360 acres in northern Feather Falls County First mining camps established in 1849

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Historic Middle Fork Land & Camps Protection Proposal

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  1. Historic Middle Fork Land & Camps Protection Proposal Historic Lands Preservation Society Feather Falls County Jake Edore October 1, 2010

  2. Middle Fork Mining Lands Facts • Covers over 360 acres in northern Feather Falls County • First mining camps established in 1849 • Grew to be the largest established mining encampment in the state by 1861 • In its prime, the Middle Forks camps included over 100 buildings and shops • Took out over 80 million in gold ore (750 million today)

  3. HLP Society Positions • Historic Middle Forks mining camps/lands are not being actively protected • Abandoned by federal and local governments • Over 70% of the original buildings are destroyed • Human presence is harmful to area • Need preservation plan ASAP or will lose all evidence of camps within 10 years

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