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| Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park | |
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.JPG) Canyon wall created by hydraulic mining at Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park | |
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| Location | Nevada County, California, United States |
| Nearest city | Nevada City, California |
| Coordinates | 39°21′46″N 120°55′28″W / 39.36278°N 120.92444°W |
| Area | 3,143 acres (12.72 km2) |
| Established | 1965 |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
Malakoff Diggins-North Bloomfield Historic District | |
| Area | 865 acres (350 ha) |
| Built | c. 1850–1899 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000418 |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973[1] |
Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is a state park unit preserving Malakoff Diggins, the largest hydraulic mining site in California, United States. 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.[2] 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.[3] 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. Visitors can see huge cliffs carved by mighty streams of water, results of the mining technique of washing away entire mountains of gravel to wash out the gold. The park is 26 miles (42 km) north-east of Nevada City, California, in the Gold Rush country.[4] The 3,143-acre (1,272 ha) park was established in 1965.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Malakoff Diggins State Park". malakoffdigginsstatepark.org. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Welts, Allen W. (September 20, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form: Malakoff Diggins - North Bloomfield Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ^ "Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, California State Parks, Beaches and Historic Parks". Wildernet.com. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
- ^ "California State Park System Statistical Report: Fiscal Year 2009/10" (PDF). California State Parks. p. 32. Retrieved December 8, 2013.