California Historical Landmark 138: Mark Twain Cabin Near Tuttletown, California

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California Historical Landmarks in Tuolumne County

California Landmark 138
Mark Twain Cabin
Highway 49
One Mile Northwest of Tuttletown

Highway 49 West of Jackass Hill Road
14 April 2008

Highway 49 West of Jackass Hill Road
8 January 2009

Highway 49 East of Jackass Hill Road
8 January 2009

Highway 49 East of Jackass Hill Road
8 January 2009
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Mark Twain Cabin

Replica with original chimney and fireplace. Here on Jackass Hill, young Mark Twain, while guest of the Gillis Brothers in 1864-65, gathered material for "Jumping Frog of Calaveras", which first brought him fame, and for "Roughing It".

Historical Landmark No. 138
Department of Public Works - Division of Highways

Reconstructed Cabin on Jackass Hill
8 January 2009
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Two California plaques on Highway 49 commemorate the Mark Twain cabin with identical wording. One plaque stands just west of the intersection of Highway 49 and Jackass Hill Road, and one the other stands just east.

The reconstructed cabin on Jackass Hill is marked with two more plaques.

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