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Northern Calaveras County stretches eastward from the valley towns of Wallace and Jenny Lind, through the Campo Seco and Mokelumne Hill gold country, to the county seat in San Andreas and finally extends to the upcountry mining camps and logging settlements of West Point and Railroad Flat. Historically water and trails connected these diverse regions. The Mokelumne River and its tributaries--diverted into flumes and ditches--brought water to the river bars, mines, ranches, settlements, and towns and provided their lifeblood. Trails first followed Native American paths and then developed into stage roads, railroads, and state highways. These routes connected the valley to the mountains and carried pioneers seeking gold, water, timber, fertile land, and recreation to new lands and new lives.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0738547824
ISBN13:9780738547824
Release Date:August 2007
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"
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A Pictorial History of a Well-Known County
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Mark Twain made Calavaras County a household name, but there's more to its history than a jumping frog. This book's pictorial overview of this area, especially from the 1850s on, provides a real flavor of the pioneering (and prospecting) spirit that helped settle it. The book consists almost entirely of historic photos, typically two per page, with detailed captions explaining the context and history surrounding the photo. Introductory text for each chapter groups the photos by theme, but it's easy to flip through the book to find an interesting photo and read about how it came to be. This is an excellent book for anyone interested in California history, as it adds faces, buildings, clothing styles and other details to other presentations to bring the history to life.
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