The Factory That Built America's Gold Dredges Fed Them Its Own Town — Twice

Yuba Manufacturing built some of America's most powerful gold dredges—enormous machines capable of tearing through entire landscapes in search of gold. But the industrial empire behind these giants had a darker history. In California, even Hammonton, the company town built for its own workers, stood in the path of the dredging operations. Discover the forgotten story of Yuba's massive factories, its gold-digging machines, and the town that was sacrificed for the gold beneath it. #IndustrialHistory #GoldDredging #HeavyMachinery