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Enjoy this view of the countryside south of San Jose from the top of Church Hill, the site of the miners' old English Camp Church.
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The entrance to the Main Tunnel of the New Almaden Mine was down there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This was a cinnaber (mercury ore) mine.
An old fireplace and chimney marks all that's left of a miner's house perhaps?
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Joan Pendleton
Feb 5, 2017 near Almaden Valley, CA
“Enjoy this view of the countryside south of San Jose from the top of Church Hill, the site of the miners' old English Camp Church.”  

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Enjoy this view of the countryside south of San Jose from the top of Church Hill, the site of the miners' old English Camp Church.
An old fireplace and chimney marks all that's left of a miner's house perhaps?
The old English Camp, pictured here, was a town of about 1000 people inhabited by miners and their families in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when nearby mines were active.
The Castillero Trail offers an interesting perspective into the ruins of the old mine office.
Climb Church Hill to visit the site of the miners' old English Camp Church.
Site of the Yellow Kid Tunnel entrance to the New Almaden Mine, a cinnabar (mercury ore) mine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
New Year's Day brings sunshine and group-wide smiles to the Great Eastern Trail Connector.
The entrance to the Main Tunnel of the New Almaden Mine was down there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. This was a cinnaber (mercury ore) mine.
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