On Tuesday morning we packed up the Winnebago and moved to Grass Valley, CA to do a little touring of the Gold Country. Once in our new home at the Nevada County Fair Grounds RV Park we set off for a visit to the Empire Mine State Park. The Empire mine was a hard rock gold mine where the mined gold bearing quartz rock in underground mines, brought it to the surface and ran it through a stamp mill to convert it to sand. Then using water, mercury and cyanide they extracted the gold.
Empire Mine
Empire Mine Office
Stamp Mill
Entry Shaft at Empire Mine
Bourn (Owners) Cottage at Empire Mine
After a nice dinner of Cornish Pasties we took a drive to view the Bridgeport Covered Bridge. With a clear span of 290 ft it is the longest span for a wooden bridge in the USA.
Bridgeport Covered Bridge
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