California State Parks
The Tesla Coal Mine at Carnegie SVRA was one of the oldest and the largest coal producing mines in California. In the late 1800’s, clay adjacent to the coal beds was discovered, and by 1901, the Carnegie Brick and Pottery Company was built and named after philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The brickworks were located just east of where the ATV track is today. By 1910, as many as 110,000 bricks a day were being shipped all over California, stamped with the name “Carnegie”.