This poses to be Terry McAteer’s wildest field trip. We will carpool to the “towns” (some existing and some just rubble) north of Nevada City. Starting in Bridgeport then moving to French Corral (where the world’s first long distance telephone line was established and the only diamond mine in CA) and stopping at the nearly ghost town of Cherokee (pop 600) to visit the cemetery for some pioneer tombstone rubbings before hitting the Brass Rail Bar in North San Juan which was frequented by Black Bart (Babe’s Place Brothel was upstairs). We’ll continue northward through the “town” of Pike onto the town of Allegany (one of the best gold mining districts in the state) with the famous 16-1 gold mine. We’ll have lunch at Casey’s Place before checking out the Mining Museum in town. After leaving town we’ll head to Forest City to view the dance hall of this mining ghost town (pop. 1400 in 1852) before an afternoon refreshment in the historic town of Camptonville. Our final stop will be an early dinner at the famous Willo Steakhouse just outside of Nevada City to revisit the day’s adventures. A Zoom call prior will establish carpools, etc.. $90 p/p includes lunch, soft drinks, admissions and dinner. Carpoolers will also chip-in for gas. 35 people
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- If you cancel a field trip:
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