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There is little documentary information about land occupation and ownership in the Flowers Ranch area prior to the issuance of land patents and the late 1850s assessments, but the first Euro-American

Author: 
Judith Marvin
Sponsor: 
Oak Canyon Ranch, LLP

Water in Angels Camp and Altaville

Water for placer mining was first brought into Angels Camp in 1853 by the Union Water Company.

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    Legendary bandit Black Bart held up his first stagecoach (1875) and his last stagecoach (1883) at the exact same spot, on Funk Hill near Copperopolis.

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