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63Pioneer of the California Gold Rush
From 1803 to 1880 there lived a man named John Augustus Sutter (born Johan Suter). He would go down in history as a pioneer of the California Gold Rush. The man was inventive and needed to be since he was the...
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70Mariposa County Courthouse: Historic Justice in the West
Mariposa County Courthouse, the white frame sentinel of a small foothill community, stands silently in its Greek Revival elegance, waiting for the next tumult to come and go. Hearings, trials , and other...
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66The Day They Went For Gold
While the California Gold Rush began as early as January of 1848, news of the discovery, while massively popular, was not officially announced until December 5th 1848, when then US President James Polk...
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70New Braunfels Texas
About 15 miles northeast of San Antonio, on I-35, New Braunfels Texas is a small town where you can tube on the Guadalupe River. Visit the state's longest running bakery, called Naeglin's at 129 S. Seguin...
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67Beach Boys. California Girls. In The Warm California Sun!
Until 1969 this was the black and gold license plate of California issued until the 1980s this was the standard Oregon license plate. one of California's current license plates Chinese workers building the...
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80Silly Person's Guide to a Gold Rush Museum
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...
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70The "Chinese Walls" of California's Gold Country
Rock walls, built in 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 be seen...
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65You can Pan For Gold In NC at Reeds Gold Mine
Reed’s Gold mine is Close to Charlotte North Carolina is a place that is rich in not only history but also rich in gold. This historical Site has been around since the 1700’s and is still giving up gold...
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75All About Gold
Gold is one of the most beautiful and sought-after precious metals around the world, and it's no secret why. Gold has a lot going for it and its popularity has only risen throughout history. In medieval...
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59Hot Big Bear California Girls
Big Bear Lake is a lovely city in San Bernardino County, California neighbooring the southern-most shore of Big Bear Lake. Big Bear Lake was originally populated by the endemic Serrano Indians for more...
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