38°19′49″N 120°37′52″W / 38.33028°N 120.63111°W
Rich Gulch | |
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  Rich Gulch Location in California  Rich Gulch Rich Gulch (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°19′49″N 120°37′52″W / 38.33028°N 120.63111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Calaveras County |
| Elevation | 1,903 ft (580 m) |
Rich Gulch (formerly, Pleasant Springs[2]) is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, 5 miles (8.0 km) east-northeast of Mokelumne Hill.[2] It lies at an elevation of 1903 feet (580 m).
Rich Gulch was the seat of Calaveras County at one time, and at its 1850s peak was a significant gold-mining center home to some five thousand residents. The town saw a secondary mining boom in the 1880s. The 1862 hotel was still standing, abandoned, in 1920.[3]
A post office was opened at Pleasant Springs in 1855. The name was changed to Rich Gulch in 1857. The post office was closed in 1867, re-established in 1887, and closed for good in 1903.[2]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rich Gulch, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 820. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Davis, Shelden (June 26, 1920). "Up in the West Point Country, the happy fishing grounds of Calaveras". Stockton Record. Stockton, CA. Retrieved December 11, 2023.