Kenworthy - California Ghost Town

KENWORTHY

NAME: Kenworthy
COUNTY: Riverside
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 4
CLIMATE: Cold winter, possible snow mild summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT:Anytime.

COMMENTS: Nothing left but stories.
REMAINS: Just the site.

Site of the only real gold mining in the San Jacinto Mountians, Kenworthy was named for a wealthy Englishman who financed the town. Kenworthy began in the early 1890's with a salted mine and died only a few short years later. The town's namesake was conned into financing a salted mine and lost his fortune because of it. the only gold was "mined" from the pockets of mr. Kenworthy. For more information the book entitled The San Jacintos is reccomended Submitted by: Brent Caldon

Site of the only real gold mining in the San Jacinto Mountians, Kenworthy was named for a wealthy Englishman who financed the town.
Kenworthy began in the early 1890's with a salted mine and died only a few short years later. The town's namesake was conned into financing a salted mine and lost his fortune because of it. the only gold was "mined" from the pockets of mr. Kenworthy.
For more information the book entitled The San Jacintos is reccomended

Submitted by: Brent Caldon

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