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Silly Person's Guide to a Gold Rush Museum

by Rochelle Frank

Visitors from all over the world come into The Mariposa Museum and History Center each year. One of the unique and important things about this museum in California's Gold Country, is that almost all of... published 4 weeks ago

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Mariposa: A Town That Survived the Gold Rush

by Rochelle Frank

The footprint of this little town was laid out in the California gold-rush era. Unlike other settlements that grew "organically" according to the random placement of campsites, miners shacks and deer... published 4 months ago

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The "Chinese Walls" of California's Gold Country

by Rochelle Frank

Rock walls, dating back to the early 1860's flow across the landscapes of California's gold rush country in lines that define the contours of the land. Remnants of these historic stone barricades can often... published 4 months ago

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