| Fourth Crossing, California |
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Located on San Antonio Creek, the town was originally named Foremans, after its founder David Foreman, but became known as Fourth Crossing, as it was located at the fourth river crossing on the Stockton – Murphys Road. Foreman had established a ferry to cross the river, which they replaced with a Toll Bridge . The bridge is still standing to the west of the bridge that Hwy. 49 runs on. The town was famous in the 1850s for its rich Placer ores, which were replaced by Lode mining. After the gold ran out, the town continued to operate as an important Stagecoach and freighting depot, serving the southern mines until after the turn of the 20th Century . The county's first Justice Court was established here, complete with a Justice Of The Peace . Today the town is little more than a few buildings and it's registered as California Historical Landmark #258. EXTERNAL LINK |
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