Copperopolis

A General History of Copperopolis

From its beginnings in 1860 to the end of World War II, Copperopolis has been directly related to and affected by the extraction and production of copper ore.

Author: 
Judith Marvin

Flower Family

The history of the Flower family and their land machinations is extremely complex. Nathan Flower and his brother, Roswell P.

Author: 
Judith Marvin

Other Land

Egan/Flower. James and Mary Egan patented land just east of the Flowers Ranch boundary (southern half of Section 3, T1N, R12E), where they raised a family of 14 children.

Author: 
Judith Marvin

Robert Callahan/Flower

The eldest son, Robert Harrison Callahan, and his wife, Josephine Kuhn, took up land west of the senior Callahans (western half of Section 9, T1N, R12E) sometime prior to 1881, probably shortly after

Author: 
Judith Marvin

Thomas Callahan/Flower

The lands taken up by members of the Callahan family from the 1870s through the 1890s may have been occupied by others in the 1850s and 1860s, but no deeds were located.

Author: 
Judith Marvin

Vickrey/Flower

A brush fence, depicted on the 1870 GLO (northwestern quarter of the northwestern quarter of Section 9, T1N, R12E) was located upon the 40-acre ranch of John and Elizabeth Vickrey, who patented the la

Author: 
Judith Marvin

Lewis/Gatzman/Davies/Baker/Flower

The first person to be assessed for the lands on Baker’s Flat was Joseph Lewis in 1858.

Author: 
Judith Marvin

Flower

The man who was to have the longest connection with the lands in the Flowers Ranch area was Nathan Monroe Flower (a.k.a.

Author: 
Judith Marvin

Settlement and Agriculture

Some of the lands in the Flowers Ranch area near Copperopolis were taken up in the 1850s, with farms and dwellings located on the ferry roads and along Littlejohns Creek.

Author: 
Judith Marvin

Roads and Trails

Following the discovery of gold in 1848, hordes of eager argonauts swept into the Mother Lode.

Author: 
Judith Marvin

Did you know?

  • Sections of Calaveras County, one of California’s original 27 counties founded in 1850, helped form Amador County in 1854 and Alpine County in 1864.

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