5/21/1998

6/15/2004

Landmark information

  • Location:
    Site on Gold Rock Ranch Rd, 1.0 mi E of County Hwy S34, 9.0 mi N of I-8, 4.5 mi NE of Ogilby; plaque 2 mi W of S34 on Gold Rock Ranch Rd
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Existing
  • Date First Visited:
    5/21/1998
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    6/15/2004
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 32 52.908, W 114 51.731

About this landmark

Plaque text:

Tumco
Pete Walters of Ogilby discovered the first gold vein at Gold Rock on January 6, 1884. From his little Mary claim began a gold camp wchic reached its peak development between 1893 and 1899 as Hedges, with 3200 residents. Nearly closed, 1900-10, it was reopened as Tumco, 1910-13, and worked intermittently until 1941. Tumco has long been a California ghost town.