Jackson Catholic Cemetery, Jackson

From Hwy 49/88 intersection with Main St. , left on North Main St. 2 long blocks to Church St.; turn right; go 2 blocks to main entrance.

Marie Suize or Swize(1824-1892)
Also known as "Madam Pantaloons" French immigrant arrested in Jackson and Virginia City, Nevada for wearing men's clothing. Owned Amador's most successful winery near Clinton (Secreta Gulch) and worked as a miner on her own claim and others.

Angelo Noce(1847-1922)
Sought recognition of Christopher Columbus for discovery of America, and was founder of Columbus Day as a legal holiday in the U.S. Andrew Kennedy(1803-1871) Discoverer of the Kennedy Mine, at one time the deepest gold mine in the world.

Information, photographs courtesy of the Amador County Archives, The Historical Marker Database, and the Chronicling America Database