1944 Map of French Gulch

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Gold and copper mining history dominates this 1944 survey of the Trinity and Shasta county line. The landscape is heavily marked by the legacy of the 19th-century rush, with dozens of active and defunct operations such as the Brown Bear Mine, Gladstone Mine, and Milkmaid Mine scattered across the steep ridges. The settlement of French Gulch serves as a central hub along Clear Creek, while further south, the community of Whiskeytown appears before the valley was transformed by later water projects.