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Rail Road Flat

A General History of Rail Road Flat

  • Rail Road Flat

Railroad Flat is a Gold Rush era mining town that was settled by gold seekers in 1849, named for a wooden track which conveyed ore cars with waste rock to and from the diggings.

Author: 
Judith Marvin
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  • First 3 story structure in California

    Contrary to popular belief, the first three-story structure in the California interior was not the Mokelumne Hill IOOF Hall (the third story was added in 1861) but the Union House (1854) across the st

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