The gold from the initially discovered placers gave out after a few years, but the discovery of gold in an underground river channel in 1853 revitalized the camp and it soon became a town.
Andrew, the town has been a noted mining camp since early days. Settled by Mexican gold miners in 1848 and named after the Catholic parish St. Afterwards, it was turned into the Calaveras County Museum, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The old Calaveras County Courthouse, built 1867, served in that role for 100 years.
