Tagged With: Local history
The New Melones Visitor Center and Museum contains information about local history
New Melones Lake is an artificial lake in the central Sierra Nevada foothills of Calaveras- and Tuolumne County, California near Jamestown. This reservoir created by the construction of the New Melones Dam across the Stanislaus River has a 2,400,000 acre·ft (2,960,000 dam³) capacity with a surface area of 12,500 acres (5,100 ha). When full, the … Continue reading
Richmond Museum of History
The mission of them is to promote and encourage the study and research of Richmond’s history (including the greater Richmond area) and to disseminate knowledge of that history; to collect, preserve and display historical materials and artifacts of significance to Richmond, and to mark, preserve, and maintain places of historical interest. This is a work … Continue reading
California Museum on Main
From its roughneck days to being the City of Planned Progress, Pleasanton’s Museum on Main tells it all. In a most unique way: with ever changing exhibits spanning the Civil War to today’s modes of transportation. Yes, one recent exhibit even featured a motorcycle with wings! The museum is part of the Amador-Livermore Valley Historical … Continue reading
Bella Vista Historical Museum
Bella Vista was originally planned as a summer recreation resort. Half a century later, the resort began transforming into a graduated retirement community. In 2006, citizens voted to incorporate, setting the stage for the next transformation for Bella Vista. Louisiana Purchase through Early Statehood Bella Vista sits in the Ozark Plateau geographical region where many … Continue reading