# Julian, California

First settled by Europeans in the mid-19th century, the area experienced a “gold rush” in the 1870s after the discovery of placer gold in 1869 followed shortly thereafter by hard-rock mining claims.

**Type:** community

**Location:** CA, US

**Nearest town:** Julian

**Certified:** 2021

First settled by Europeans in the mid-19th century, the area experienced a “gold rush” in the 1870s after the discovery of placer gold in 1869 followed shortly thereafter by hard-rock mining claims.

[Official site](https://www.juliandarkskynetwork.com/index.html)

[Source](https://darksky.org/places/julian-dark-sky-community/)

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