Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Tuolumne County, California

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Historic Sites and Points of Interest in Tuolumne County

Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park
8 October 2007

Tuolumne County, one of the original counties of California, is located in the Mother Lode Country and on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The name Tuolumne (rhymes with follow me) is derived from a Native American word, but the meaning of the word is disputed, perhaps something to do with stone houses or caves.

Two of the highways which traverse the Sierra Nevada run through Tuolumne County: Sonora Pass Highway (CA 108) and Tioga Pass Highway (CA 120). Both the Sonora Pass and the Tioga Pass are closed by snow in the winter.

The northern half of Yosemite National Park, including Hetch Hetchy Valley, is in Tuolumne County.

Name	Address	City	Year	Authority	ID	Sort Address	Sort Name
Montezuma	9088 Montezuma Road (CA-49)	Rural	1850	California	122	Montezuma	Montezuma
Columbia	11351 CA-49	Columbia State Historic Park	1850	California	123	CA-49	Columbia
Columbia Directional Marker	11351 CA-49	Columbia State Historic Park	1850	California	123	049-0	Columbia Directional Marker
Tuttletown	SR 49 Near Tuttletown Road	Tuttletown	1848	California	124	049-2	Tuttletown
Mark Twain Cabin Marker - West	CA-49 Near Jackass Hill Road	Tuttletown	1864	California	138W	049-1	Mark Twain Cabin Marker - West
Mark Twain Cabin Marker - East	CA-49 Near Jackass Hill Road	Tuttletown	1864	California	138E	049-1	Mark Twain Cabin Marker - East
Saint James Episcopal Church	North Washington and Elkin Streets	Sonora	1859	California	139	Washington 2	Saint James Episcopal Church
Wells Fargo Espress Company Building	Main Street and Solinsky Alley	Chinese Camp	1849	California	140	Main	Wells Fargo Espress Company Building
Big Oak Flat	CA-120 and School Street	Big Oak Flat	1848	California	406	120-30	Big Oak Flat
Summersville (Tuolumne)	Carter Street And Tuolumne Road	Tuolumne	1854	California	407	Carter	Summersville (Tuolumne)
Jacksonville	CA-120 Vista Point North of Don Pedro Bridge	Don Pedro Reservoir	1849	California	419	120-2	Jacksonville
Soulsbyville	Soulsbyville Road and Community Drive	Soulsbyville	1858	California	420	Soulsbyville	Soulsbyville
Sonora-Mono Road	Route 108 at Sugar Pine Cutoff	Sugarpine	1827	California	422	108-1	Sonora-Mono Road
Chinese Camp	CA-120 and Main Street	Chinese Camp		California	423	120-1	Chinese Camp
Sawmill Flat	22041 Sawmill Flat Road	Columbia	1850	California	424	Sawmill Flat 22041	Sawmill Flat
Jamestown	Main and Donovan Streets	Jamestown	1848	California	431	Main	Jamestown
Springfield	Springfield and Horseshoe Bend Roads	Springfield		California	432	Springfield Horseshoe	Springfield
Parrott's Ferry	Parrotts Ferry Road	Columbia	1850	California	438	Parrots 1	Parrott's Ferry
Cherokee	19721 Confidence-Tuolumne Road	Tuolumne	1853	California	445	Confidence	Cherokee
Groveland	Main and Back Streets	Groveland	1849	California	446	Main	Groveland
Second Garrote	20450 Old CA-120	Groveland	1849	California	460	120-5	Second Garrote
Sierra Railway Shops	Sierra Avenue at 9th Street	Jamestown		California	1053	Sierra	Sierra Railway Shops
Columbia Historic District	Parrotts Ferry Road	Columbia State Historic Park	1850	National	1966000242	Parrots 2	Columbia Historic District
Niagara Camp	National Forest Road NF-3N01	Stanislaus National Forest		National	1975000494	NF-3N01	Niagara Camp
McCauley Cabin	Tuolumne Meadows	Yosemite National Park	1912	National	1977000359	Tuolumne Meadows	McCauley Cabin
Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Stations and Comfort Stations	Tuolumne Meadows	Yosemite National Park	1924	National	1978000370	Tuolumne Meadows	Tuolumne Meadows Ranger Stations and Comfort Stations
Tuolumne Meadows Lodge	Tuolumne Meadows Lodge Road	Yosemite National Park		National	1978000371	Tuolumne Meadows	Tuolumne Meadows Lodge
Tioga Pass Entrance Station	Tioga Pass	Yosemite National Park		National	1978000372	Tioga Pass	Tioga Pass Entrance Station
Great Sierra Wagon Road	Aspen Valley Road	Yosemite National Park	1882	National	1978000373	Aspen Valley	Great Sierra Wagon Road
Great Sierra Mine	Tioga Pass	Yosemite National Park	1881	National	1978000382	Tioga Pass	Great Sierra Mine
Emporium	18202 Main Street	Jamestown		National	1978000817	Main 18202	Emporium
Tuolumne County Jail	156 West Bradford Street	Sonora		National	1978000822	Bradford 156	Tuolumne County Jail
Soda Springs Cabin	Tuolumne Meadows	Yosemite National Park		National	1979000282	Tuolumne Meadows	Soda Springs Cabin
Parsons Memorial Lodge	Tuolumne Meadows	Yosemite National Park		National	1979000283	Tuolumne Meadows	Parsons Memorial Lodge
Tuolumne County Courthouse	41 Yaney Avenue	Sonora		National	1981000182	Yaney 0041	Tuolumne County Courthouse
Cady House	72 North Norlin Street	Sonora		National	1982002281	Norlin 0072	Cady House
City Hotel	145 South Washington Street	Sonora	1852	National	1983001248	Washington 4	City Hotel
Sugg House	37 Theall Street	Sonora		National	1984001210	Theall 0037	Sugg House
Gamble Building and Miner's Bean Kettle	17544 CA-120	Big Oak Flat		National	1991000335	120-20	Gamble Building and Miner's Bean Kettle
Groveland Hotel	18767 Main Street	Groveland		National	1994000428	Main 18767	Groveland Hotel
Hotel Charlotte	18736 Main Street	Groveland		National	1994001162	Main 18736	Hotel Charlotte
Watts & Tannahill Company Store	18761 Main Street	Groveland		National	1995000265	Main 18761	Watts & Tannahill Company Store
Baker Station Historic District	33950 Route 108	Stanislaus National Forest		National	2004000928	108-2	Baker Station Historic District
Yosemite Valley	Yosemite Valley	Yosemite National Park		National	2004001159	Yosemite Valley	Yosemite Valley
Courthouse Square	Bounded by Washington, Yaney, Green, Jackson	Sonora		National	2007000695	Yaney 0041A	Courthouse Square
Forest and Range Experiment Station	Forest Road 4N13	Strawberry	1927	National	2008001315	Forest Road 4N13	Forest and Range Experiment Station
Sonora Youth Center	732 South Barretta Street	Sonora	1940	National	2009000807	Barretta S 0725	Sonora Youth Center
75 Pound Nugget	18281 Main Street	Jamestown	1848	POI		Main 18281	75 Pound Nugget
Arrastra	CA-120 Near Ferritti Road	Groveland		POI		120-50	Arrastra
Bald Rock Ranch	Twain Harte Drive	Twain Harte		POI		Twain Harte	Bald Rock Ranch
Bartleson-Bidwell Party	Route 108 at Donnell Vista	Stanislaus National Forest		POI		108-4	Bartleson-Bidwell Party
Big Oak Flat IOOF	17340 CA-120	Big Oak Flat	1853	POI		120-10	Big Oak Flat IOOF
Bonanza Mine	North Washington at West School	Sonora	1851	POI		Washington N	Bonanza Mine
Chief William Fuller	Chief Fuller Way	Mi-Wuk Village	1888	POI		Chief Fuller	Chief William Fuller
Claverie Building	Main Street Between Pacific and Jackson	Columbia		POI		Main	Claverie Building
Columbia Engine Company 1	Main Street Between Fulton and State	Columbia State Historic Park		POI		Main	Columbia Engine Company 1
Columbia Gazette	Washington Street	Columbia State Historic Park	1854	POI		Washington	Columbia Gazette
Columbia Jailhouse	Columbia Street	Columbia State Historic Park		POI		Columbia	Columbia Jailhouse
Columbia Marble Quarry	Parrotts Ferry Road	Columbia	1854	POI		Parrots 1	Columbia Marble Quarry
Columbia Masonic Temple	Washington Street at Broadway Street	Columbia State Historic Park	1855	POI		Washington	Columbia Masonic Temple
Confidence Mine	Route 108	Confidence		POI		108-4	Confidence Mine
Dodge Ridge (Earl Purdy)	Dodge Ridge Road	Pinecrest		POI		Dodge Ridge	Dodge Ridge (Earl Purdy)
Eagle Cotage	Washington Street Near Broadway Street	Columbia State Historic Park	1854	POI		Washington	Eagle Cotage
East Flange Rock	Route 108	Stanislaus National Forest	1852	POI		108-90	East Flange Rock
Emigrant Trail Terminus	Mono Way and Greenley Road	Sonora	1853	POI		Mono	Emigrant Trail Terminus
Emigrants of 1852-1853	Kennedy Meadows Road	Kennedy Meadows	1852	POI		Kennedy Meadows	Emigrants of 1852-1853
Ferretti Shrine	Moccasin Creek Road	Moccasin		POI		Moccasin	Ferretti Shrine
Gunn House	286 South Washington Street	Sonora		POI		Washington S 0286	Gunn House
Hayes Station	Route 108	Dardenelle	1860	POI		108-4	Hayes Station
Hose Cart House	Carter Street at Buchanan Road	Tuolumne		POI		Carter	Hose Cart House
Humbug Mine	Rawhide Road	Jamestown	1880	POI		Rawhide	Humbug Mine
Inspiration Point	Parrott’s Ferry Road	Columbia		POI		Parrott’s Ferry	Inspiration Point
Jamestown Branch Jail	Smoke Street	Jamestown	1898	POI		Smoke	Jamestown Branch Jail
Jamestown Justice Court	18250 Main Street	Jamestown	1910	POI		Main 18250	Jamestown Justice Court
Jamestown Red Light District	18226 Main Street	Jamestown		POI		Main 18226	Jamestown Red Light District
Jedediah Strong Smith	158 West Bradford Avenue	Sonora		POI		Bradford W 0158	Jedediah Strong Smith
Jewels of the High Country	Kennedy Meadows Road	Kennedy Meadows	1895	POI		Kennedy Meadows	Jewels of the High Country
Kennedy Meadows	Kennedy Meadows Road	Kennedy Meadows	1900	POI		Kennedy Meadows	Kennedy Meadows
Lord House	Carter Street	Tuolumne		POI		Carter	Lord House
Mark Twain Cabin Reconstruction	Jackass Hill Road	Tuttletown		POI		Jackass	Mark Twain Cabin Reconstruction
Moccasin Powerhouse	Lakeshore Drive	Moccasin	1925	POI		Lakeshore	Moccasin Powerhouse
Mormon Battalion	SR 49 and Rawhide Road	Tuttletown		POI		Highway 049	Mormon Battalion
National Hotel	18183 Main Street	Jamestown	1859	POI		Main 18183	National Hotel
Portal of the Past	South Stewart Street and Lyons Street	Sonora		POI		Stewert	Portal of the Past
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park	South 5th Avenue and 9th Street	Jamestown		POI		Ave 05 S	Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
Ralph’s Station	Tuolumne Road North Near Soulsbyville Road	Tuolumne		POI		Tuolumne	Ralph’s Station
Ramirez-Preston Building	18202 Main Street	Jamestown	1850	POI		Main 18202	Ramirez-Preston Building
Shaw's Flat	Shaws Flat and Shaws Flat School Roads	Shaws Flat		POI		Shaws	Shaw's Flat
Sierra Railroad	Railtown 1897 Roundhouse	Jamestown	1897	POI		Railtown 1897	Sierra Railroad
Sonora Daily	38 North Washington Street	Sonora		POI		Washington N 0038	Sonora Daily
Sonora Fountain	South Washington and Church Streets	Sonora		POI		Washington S 0200	Sonora Fountain
Sonora Inn	160 South Washington Street	Sonora		POI		Washington S 0160	Sonora Inn
Sonora IOOF Lodge	68 North Washington Street	Sonora		POI		Washington N 0068	Sonora IOOF Lodge
Sonora Mono Toll Road	Route 108	Stanislaus National Forest	1841	POI		108-90	Sonora Mono Toll Road
Sonora Opera Hall	250 South Washington Street	Sonora		POI		Washington S 0250	Sonora Opera Hall
Sonora Pass	Route 108	Stanislaus National Forest		POI		108-90	Sonora Pass
Sonora Trail 17	FSR 4N34	Rural		POI		4N34	Sonora Trail 17
Sonora Trail 18	Crabtree Road	Rural		POI		Crabtree	Sonora Trail 18
Sonora Trail 19	Pinecrest School Road	Pinecrest		POI		Pinecrest	Sonora Trail 19
Sonora Trail 20	FSR 3N78	Rural		POI		3N87	Sonora Trail 20
Sonora Trail 21	Sugarpine Road	Sugarpine		POI		Sugarpine	Sonora Trail 21
Soulsbyville	Soulsbyville Road	Soulsbyville		POI		Soulsbyville	Soulsbyville
Standard Township	19043 Standard Road	Standard		POI		Standard	Standard Township
Stevens Bar Bridge	Jacksonville Road and River Road	Don Pedro Reservoir		POI		Don Pedro Reservoir	Stevens Bar Bridge
Stockton Road and Shay Engine	SR 49 and Southgate Drive	Sonora	1910	POI		Highway 049	Stockton Road and Shay Engine
Stoker Grave	Golden Street and Cemetery Lane	Sonora		POI		Golden	Stoker Grave
Strawberry Flat House	Old Strawberry Road	Strawberry	1853	POI		108-4	Strawberry Flat House
Tuolumne Memorial Hall	Fir Street	Tuolumne		POI		Fir	Tuolumne Memorial Hall
Union Democrat Site	48 Yaney Street	Sonora		POI		Yaney	Union Democrat Site
Veterans Memorial Building	17 North Washington Street	Sonora		POI		Washington N 0017	Veterans Memorial Building
Wells Fargo & Company	South Washington and Linoberg Streets	Sonora		POI		Washington S	Wells Fargo & Company
West Side Memorial Park	Bay Street Between Main and Pine	Tuolumne		POI		Bay	West Side Memorial Park
Westside Flume & Lumber Company	Tuolumne Road Near Railroad Tracks	Tuolumne		POI		Tuolumne	Westside Flume & Lumber Company
Willow Hotel	18723 Main Street	Jamestown	1862	POI		Main 18723	Willow Hotel
Wilson-McConnell House	Main Street Between Jackson and State	Columbia		POI		Main	Wilson-McConnell House
Woods Crossing	Route 108 at Bell Monney Road	Jamestown		POI		108-4	Woods Crossing
Yo - Semite House	59 North Washington Street	Sonora		POI		Washington N 0059	Yo - Semite House

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