Altaville is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, located in northwest portion of the city of Angels Camp. It sits at an elevation of 1,540 feet (467 m) above sea level and is located at 38.08389° N 120.56083° W, at the intersections of California State Highways CA-49 and CA-4. Calaveras County is a county located in Californias Gold Country. ... Angels Camp, also known as City of Angels, is the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, California. ... Elevation has several related meanings: Geography The elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or possibly some other fixed point). ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ... Example signage of the Califonia State Highway System Below is a partial list of California state highways. ... California State Route 49 (also known as the Gold Country Highway) is a scenic highway in the California Gold Country that passes through the historic mining communities of the 1849 California gold rush. ... JUNCTION POSTMILE I-80 CC 0. ...

The town was established in 1852 on Cherokee Creek. Notorious bandit Joaquin Murietta supposedly spent so much time here that a mountain northwest of the creek was named Joaquin Mountain. Although gold was discovered here in 1854, it didn't last long, but the town survived due to its position as an important point for supplies and machinery. D.D. Demerest established a foundry here in 1854, and others soon followed. Most of the stamp mills and a large part of the mining machinery erected in Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties were built at the Altaville Foundry. A brick schoolhouse was built at Altaville in 1858 and the townsite was established in 1873. 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Joaquin Murietta, (sometimes spelled Murieta) (d. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Altaville was also the site of an archeological hoax, the Calaveras Skull.

The town today is registered as California Historical Landmark #288. California Historical Landmarks (CHLs) are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below: approved for designation by the County Board of Supervisors or the City/Town Council in whose...

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