Mount Ophir
Ghost town · United States
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 37.515, -120.065
Why it was abandoned
⛏️ Gold rush
Detected automatically from the text: It was a mining town founded in 1850 during the California Gold Rush, and was allegedly the site of the first authorized mint in California.
History
Mount Ophir is a ghost town in Mariposa County, California, United States. It was a mining town founded in 1850 during the California Gold Rush, and was allegedly the site of the first authorized mint in California.