1895 Map of Downieville

About this map

Quincy and the surrounding American Valley anchor this late-nineteenth-century survey of the northern Sierras, a landscape defined by its transition from high-altitude mining camps to established valley settlements. The map traces the critical waterways of the Middle Fork Feather River and the complex drainage of the South Fork Feather River, which supported a network of hard-rock and hydraulic mining operations. Industrial sites such as the Plumas Eureka and Empire Mine are documented alongside specialized mining settlements like Whiskey Diggings and Poker Flat.