Columbia State Historic Park, old structures
Columbia State Historic Park, grinding stones and equipment
Columbia State Historic Park, grinding stone
Columbia State Historic Park
Gold panning, anyone? Columbia State Historic Park.
Old Wells Fargo Building, Columbia State Historic Park.
Firehouse, Columbia State Historic Park.
I found a wildflower. Yay!
Schoolhouse, Columbia State Historic Park.
Cemetery, Columbia State Historic Park.
Hastily made grave marker.
Many people died young
Fell down a shaft.
Another young one.
Wagon, Columbia State Historic Park.
Amador City, home of the Jumping Frog walk of Fame.
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"Please do not vandalize this booth. I have no place else to change clothes. -Superman" Volcano, CA
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Sidewalk, Volcano, CA
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Sutter Creek
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Placerville
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The old elevator in the Cary House hotel in Placerville.
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Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
Stamp at Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
Morteros at Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
Along the Monroe Ridge trail, Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
Along the Monroe Ridge trail, looking down towards the American River South Fork. Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
Memorial to James Marshall, discoverer of the first gold nugget that started the mass migration to California.
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The old jailhouse in Coloma.
This does not look comfortable.
A replica of Sutter's Mill, Marshall Gold Discovery State Park
The actual site of Sutter's Mill (no longer standing). James Marshall was building the mill when he discovered gold in the river.
The actual gold discovery site. A bit of a sludgy channel Marshall dredged in the river to divert water to the mill.
Any gold nuggets?
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Looking closely at the gold discovery site. No luck today.
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Stopped by the new Knee Deep facility in Auburn. Nice place!
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