Mariposa
Stories set here
gold mines
The Profitable Mine That Led to Loss
The Kings River mine paid handsomely — and financed the venture that lost it all.
The people of Mariposa
Everyone the family archive records in the story of this place. Descendants: if one of these is yours, we’d love to hear from you.
- William Lucas Plaskett 1818–1909
Born, lived, or died at Mariposa
- Stephen Dudley Bennett 1822–1904 · died here
- Ann Dorsett Appling 1825–1876 · died here
- John Mitchell Crawford Bennett 1854–1919 · died here