Sheep Ranch Road is an approximately 13.4-mile rural highway located in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Calaveras County. This roadway begins at Main Street in the town of Murphys and terminates at Railroad Flat Road after passing through the namesake community of Sheep Ranch. Sheep Ranch is a town site which was plotted following the discovery of gold in 1860 at ranching lands owned by George Johnson. The community is most famous for the Sheep Ranch Mine which was worked from 1867-1942. Part 1; the history of Sheep Ranch Road Sheep Ranch Road is named after the Gold Rush community of Sheep Ranch. Said community is located approximately nine miles north of the town of Murphys. During the early California Gold Rush George Johnson owned a sizeable sheep ranch north of Murphys. Johnson's ranch was found to have gold ore deposits in 1860 which led to an influx of miners settling in the area. The mining camp grew into a small town called ...
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