Northern Calaveras County

by Judith Marvin, Julia Costello, Salvatore Manna

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439634172
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	08/22/2007
Series:	Images of America Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	58 MB
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About the Author

Historian Judith Marvin, archeologist Julia Costello, and writer Salvatore Manna, with the assistance of local geologists, ranchers, researchers, and descendants of pioneer families, present vintage photographs and stories taken from the files of the Calaveras County Historical Society and the Calaveras County Archives. The result is a fascinating portrait of one of California’s most storied counties, from prehistory to the Gold Rush to the 21st century.