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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM106P_jacksonville_Jamestown-CA.html
Settled by Julian Smart who planted first garden and orchard in Tuolumne County in spring of 1849. Named for Colonel A.M. Jackson who opened first trading post in 1849. In 1850 was second largest town in county and gathering center for thousands o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM101X_stevens-bar-bridge_Jamestown-CA.html
Beneath this bridge lies the site of the historic Gold Rush mining camp of Stevens Bar (or Stephens Bar) founded in 1849.
The first bridge to span the upper Tuolumne River was constructed just above this point in 1857. Following its destruction…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM101V_sonora-mono-road_Twain-Harte-CA.html
Located 100 feet west of this marker, the toll road started in the mid 1860's and continued until the state took it over in 1901. The road was built because of the need for a route between Sonora and Bodie. Under state franchise, tolls did not exc…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM101U_bald-rock-ranch_Twain-Harte-CA.html
Site of Mi-Wuk Pow-Wows and birthplace of Chief William Fuller. Homesteaded by John D. Williams family in 1865. Purchased by A.T. Wood in 1919. Twain Harte named by Kerurah Ball in 1923.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM101O_a-portal-of-the-past_Sonora-CA.html
This monument is dedicated to the memory of the Chinese Pioneers who for years made this section their home. It was a city within a city whose residents were isolated from their surrounding neighbors by a barrier of language, custom and religion. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM101M_tuolumne-memorial-hall_Tuolumne-CA.html
Erected in 1936 as a joint project of the Federal Public Works Administration and the County of Tuolumne, in grateful commemoration of those who gave their lives in heroic defense of "our altars and our fires" and the priceless human liberties han…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM101L_jacob-richard-stoker_Sonora-CA.html
"His heart was finer metal than any gold his shovel ever brought to light". Gallant Mex. War veteran fought in principal battles. Came California, '49, Jackass Hill, '50. Built famous cabin, intimately associated there with Mark Twain and Gillis' …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM101K_original-site-of-the-sonora-daily_Sonora-CA.html
First issue published Oct.10, 1938 and last issue published June 30, 1958. Incorporated in The Union Democrat on July 1, 1958. First offset-lithographic newspaper adjudicated by the California Supreme Court, April 15, 1950. Admitted to the Califor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM101J_city-hotel_Sonora-CA.html
Built in 1852 by Alonzo Green and James Lane, the City Hotel was constructed of adobe, slate and brick. A family hotel, there was a saloon, billard [sic] and dining room on the first floor, with private rooms and parlors upstairs. Originally the b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM101I_mark-twain-cabin_Sonora-CA.html
[Seal of Rotary International]
This cabin was first built in 1922 to commemorate the famed author's presence in Tuolumne County during the winter of 1864-65. Sam Clemens had come over the mountains from Virginia City, Nevada, to San Francisco w…