World / USA / California / Meadow Vista, 3 km from center Coordinates: 38°58'17"N   121°1'14"W

Clipper Gap Lime kiln


After 1854 Mr. H. T. Holmes opened a quarry at Clipper Gap and erected a lime kiln here. Some of this lime was used in a contract to furnish the lime for the State Capitol Building by Mr Holmes. The site is now private property.
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