Gold Rush
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Timbuctoo: a once prominent town of Yuba County’s distant past
Californian’s don’t have to journey to Africa or trek off to a remote location in the middle of nowhere to discover…
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Randsburg: the friendliest ghost town in California
California is littered with old mining towns barely hanging on to their existence, dangerously flirting with ghost town status. One…
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North Bloomfield: a charmingly preserved ghost town
History According to local lore, in 1851, after three miners discovered gold nuggets on the San Juan Ridge, one…
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Malakoff Diggins State Park: a historical mining region with adventure and a ghost town
Park Hours of Operation The State Park is open every day from Sunrise to Sunset. The museum, the buildings…
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The search for Yankee Jim and his gold
In my previous article, Yankee Jims: The legend of a bandit, the lore of a gold rush town and Folgers…
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Iowa Hill: A community fighting off the dreaded ghost town label
What was once a booming town boasting of unparalleled riches and nearly 10,000 residents in its heyday, is now just…
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A look at both the old and the new Iowa Hill Bridges
The older bridge, which was built in 1928, was no longer safe or suitable for modern transportation needs. However, instead…
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Iowa Hill Road: A thrilling voyage from Colfax to Iowa Hill
Gold Country is well known for its historic gold mining towns, legendary tales of the Gold Rush and the meager…
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Michigan Bluff: From gold to Leland Stanford, this town was the envy of its day
This town used to be a booming place that rivaled any other town in Placer County during the gold rush era.…
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The tale of St. Joseph’s Church Bell
The parish decided to raise $3500 for a church bell to be added to St. Joseph. The bell was cast…
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