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Placerville, CA
In the days of 1849, when this city was called Hangtown, vigilantes executed many men for various crimes. This was the site of Hay Yard, on which stood the 'Hangman's Tree.' The stump of the tree is under the building on which the plaque is placed. Location: 305 Main St. Placerville
Placerville, in the California Gold Country, was once called Hangtown. An effigy of a man being hung is roped from the second floor of a building where the Hangman's Tree bar, an historic spot marks the spot of the town hangings. Gold was discovered in this region, and the wild west atmosphere created a dire need for laws to regulate criminals and those who took what they wanted, including lives. Hangtown was one of the first places where justice was delivered with a rope from a tree. It was initially called Dry Diggins but changed its name to Hangtown for the many hangings that meted swift justice to offenders during the mid 1800's.
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That Arizona sky burnin' in your eyes
You look at me and, babe, I wanna catch on fire
It's buried in my soul like California gold
You found the light in me that I couldn't find
So when I'm all choked up
And I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way
Lovers in the night
Poets tryin' to write
We don't know how to rhyme
But, damn, we try
But all I really know
You're where I wanna go
The part of me that's you will never die
So when I'm all choked up
And I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way
Oh, yeah
I don't wanna be just a memory, baby, yeah
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo
So when I'm all choked up
And I can't find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts
When the sun goes down
And the band won't play
I'll always remember us this way, way, yeah
When you look at me
And the whole world fades
I'll always remember us this way
The Collins Company Axe Factory was a world-renowned manufacturer of edge tools, such as axes, machetes, picks and knives. Collins machetes were the brand of choice in South America. Collins tools were used almost exclusively for the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and axes and picks made their way across the country to be used in the California Gold Rush. Admiral Peary carried Collins tools to the North Pole. The company was the largest manufacturer of axes in the nineteenth century. It closed its doors in 1966. (Wikipedia)
national hotel (aka national exchange hotel)
nevada city, california
this landmark hotel was established in 1852. i added mirror fx and a bit of cloning for the sake of symmetry. see another view in comment box below.
Lola Montez, whose birth name was Mario Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert when she was born in Ireland in 1818 though she claimed to be born in Spain. A flamboyant woman of international intrigue that left her indelible mark upon the California Gold Rush town of Grass Valley, where she married newspaper man Patrick Hull and they purchased this home on Mill Street near downtown Grass Valley. It was the only home Lola ever owned and this replica stands where the original once stood as it had to be torn down because it had become horribly deteriorated. Ironically myself being from back east, Lola spent her last years of life in New York City where she passed away and is buried. OM Systems Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III Olympus M.Zuiko PRO 12-40 f/2.8 lens #developportdev @gothamtomatosays @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @californiaisbeauty @nevadacountyca @visitcalifornia @visitgrassvalley #omd #olympusphotography #microfournerds #micro43photography #micro43 #lolamontez #grassvalley #grassvalleyca #grassvalleyculture
We are taking pictures of money today at We’re Here!
I decided to combine my Money Collection with a beautiful source image provided by Kreative People Administrator, Xandram. It’s for the “Treat This” challenge 168, and you can see a thumbnail of the original in the first comment box below.
I also wanted to tell a story about the great outing I had yesterday visiting an area involved in the California “Gold Rush”. The history on display is so "enriching"! I saw the historic pioneer cemetery in Marysville, Yuba County, and stopped by an old mining town site in Butte County called Oregon City to see a covered bridge and an 1800's one-room schoolhouse. The highlight of my glorious day was a long ramble on Table Mountain, where vernal pools, little seasonal streams, and a multitude of spring wildflowers are delivering a show-stopping display. You see some of the “California Gold” here in my collage which features goldfields (Lasthenia californica) and yellow carpet (Blennosperma nanum).
I hope I’ll have time in the coming days to sort through the nearly 1,000 photos, and check on my id’s of over two dozen different species. If you don’t care for wildflowers, you might want to “unfollow” me for a little while! ;-)
And a final note: HSS and Happy Easter!
The sunset that evening was exceptional. The photo was taken from the San Leandro, CA marina. The long "wharf" is actually a maintenance walk-way and guidance lights for Oakland Airport. It starts square in the middle at the foot of an airstrip and extends like an arrow into the bay. There is another exceptionally long pier in Berkeley which extends into the bay where the public can walk and fish.
One of my favorite places...
Bodie State Historic Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. Visitors can walk down the deserted streets of a town that once had a population of nearly 10,000 people. The town is named for Waterman S. Body (William Bodey), who had discovered small amounts of gold in hills north of Mono Lake. In 1875, a mine cave-in revealed pay dirt, which led to purchase of the mine by the Standard Company in 1877. People flocked to Bodie and transformed it from a town of a few dozen to a boomtown.
Only a small part of the town survives, preserved in a state of "arrested decay." Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods. Designated as a National Historic Site and a State Historic Park in 1962, the remains of Bodie are being preserved in a state of "arrested decay". Today this once thriving mining camp is visited by tourists, howling winds and an occasional ghost.
After running to the airport, I stopped by Hensen Dam looking for Lawrence's Goldfinches. There were quite a few of them mixed in with American & Lesser Goldfinches in the blooming mustard flower fields. ;-).
Lawrence's Goldfinches are mainly found in California and Baja California.
Hensen Dam, Los angeles County, CA
Located in downtown Grass Valley California is the Old Post Office building which was built by the United States Government in 1914 to manage mail, packages and gold shipments from the multiple mines that functioned in the Grass Valley area (Grass Valley being in the heart of the California Gold Rush). It served as Grass Valley’s Post Office until 1984, when a new Post Office was opened within walking distance of this beautiful edifice on Main Street. OM Systems Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III Olympus M. Zuiko PRO 12-40mm f2.8 #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @visitcalifornia #grassvalley #olympus #olympusphotography #microfourthirds #micro43rds #omd #micro43photography #goldcountry @tenbabags @visitgrassvalley @nevadacountylandmarks @nevada.county
Just can't get enough from this gorgeous view.
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Portion of the factory and reflection in a holding pond. The Collins Company Axe Factory was a world-renowned manufacturer of edge tools, such as axes, machetes, picks and knives. Collins machetes were the brand of choice in South America. Collins tools were used almost exclusively for the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, and axes and picks made their way across the country to be used in the California Gold Rush. Admiral Peary carried Collins tools to the North Pole. The company was the largest manufacturer of axes in the nineteenth century. It closed its doors in 1966. (Wikipedia)
The 1849 California Gold Rush brought an influx of capitalists, merchants, professional practitioners, laborers, and agriculturists, among others seeking alternative wealth along the shores of San Francisco Bay. Some of those who vainly sought mineral gold in the Sierra Nevada foothills came further west, finding gold of another kind at Point Reyes. With their dairying skills honed in their previous homes, they could envision production of golden wheels of cheese and casks of butter to provision the growing population of nearby San Francisco. The treeless coastal plain beckoned with opportunity.
The early American settlers of the 1850s were impressed with the cool, moist climate of Point Reyes, providing near-ideal conditions for raising dairy cows. Abundant grass and forbs, a long growing season, and sufficient fresh water supplies promised productivity well in excess of domestic need. Unknown to the early ranchers, the expansive coastal prairie was most likely the byproduct of burning, weeding, pruning, and harvesting for at least two millennia by Coast Miwok and their antecedents.
More at: www.nps.gov/pore/learn/historyculture/stories_ranching.htm
Bodie State Historic Park is a genuine California gold-mining ghost town. Visitors can walk down the deserted streets of a town that once had a population of nearly 10,000 people. Only a small part of the town survives, preserved in a state of "arrested decay." Interiors remain as they were left and stocked with goods. Designated as a National Historic Site and a State Historic Park in 1962, the remains of Bodie are being preserved in a state of "arrested decay".
In anticipate of tomorrow's storm and because the Geminid Meteor Shower is covered by overcast in my part of the world, I decided to edit some rain photography. Had go all the way back to 2010! This is focus stack of two photographs - one for the rain on the window and the other on the trees.
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This is a 1900 ranch house located between the California Gold Rush towns of Columbia and Angels' Camp.
Abstract Autumn California Gold reflections in the Creek. Although we do not get the huge panorama colors of the Amazing fall colors in the North East, We do have brief pockets of Fall Magic.
This one is a 2 row 8 shot Panorama with the Nikon D7100 and AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G
It’s always nice to go back to a much lighter camera to take if I’m going on a longer hike. These next few shots on this day were taken very close to home with the Nikon D7100.
When I’m not able to take longer trips to places that offer better scenery, i try to stay busy close to home. This gives me more sessions to develop my shooting skills for the times they’ll come in handy.
A tour on 02.04.15 of some of the rooms of the De Lamar Mansion which currently houses the Polish Embassy.
The Joseph Raphael De Lamar House is a mansion located at 233 Madison Avenue at the corner of 37th Street in the Murray Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1902-05 and was designed by C. P. H. Gilbert in the Beaux-Arts style. The De Lamar Mansion marked a stark departure from Gilbert's traditional style of French Gothic architecture and was instead robustly Beaux-Arts, heavy with rusticated stonework, balconies and a colossal mansard roof.
Joseph Raphael De Lamar was a Dutch-born merchant seaman who made a fortune in mining and metallurgy during the California Gold Rush. He had this residence built as his entré into New York society. It was to be a family residence, but soon after it was built De Lamar and his wife divorced. The 1910 census taker found De Lamar in residence with his daughter Alice, by then 15, and nine servants, a typical ratio for the time. De Lamar died eight years later in 1918 at the age of 75. His obituary in The Boston Daily Globe described him as a "man of mystery" and an accomplished organist. He left an estate worth $29 million to his daughter, who continued living in the house for a short time before moving to an apartment at 740 Park Avenue.
The mansion was sold to the American Bible Society, and in 1923 the National Democratic Club purchased it for its headquarters. In 1973, the Republic of Poland bought the mansion for $900,000 to house its Consulate General in New York.
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The other day we went hiking at the Almaden Quicksilver County Park in San Jose, California. It's an extensive park with many trails, and not many people. There is also a ghost town, called English Town, built to house miners. Quicksilver, aka mercury was mined from 1847 to 1976. The mines were highly important during the California Gold Rush, since mercury was used to extract gold from ore. There is a lonely mine cart and some mining equipment left at the entrance of the park.
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Was lucky to capture the last bloom of yellow lupin flowers.
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Fall beckons along the banks of the Lagunitas Creek in Marin County, California. Samuel P. Taylor State Park is a state park located in Marin County, California. It contains approximately 2,700 acres of redwood forest and grassland. The park contains about 600 acres of old-growth forest. The park is named for Samuel Penfield Taylor, who found gold during the California Gold Rush and used some of his money to buy a parcel of land along Lagunitas Creek
Hazy afternoon light graces these golden fields in the San Joaquin foothills.
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It's manufactured only 18 pieces, and cost $6,999. Unfortunately, it is sold out. But I am sure it'd cost much more if some people resell it. This photo was taken at the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) at Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on January 18, 2020. Yup, right before many of us heard about COVID. I was planning to go back there but haven't done since 2020 because the car rental was ridiculous expensive. I would love to go back there again, hopefully next year.
On the Road ...
Barstow - California - Usa.
Video "... On the Road": youtu.be/BIohfLij5mU
Video "CALIFORNIA Gold Rush MARIPOSA": www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTNU9_XjL50&t=27s
Video "YOSEMITE National Park": youtu.be/o9kjE305sFg
Video "Grand Canyon National Park II" : youtu.be/rFrhf3RVYek
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An old gold mine phone as seen at the North Star Powerhouse Museum in Grass Valley, California. This phone was used in the North Star Mine, which was the second most productive hard rock mine during the California gold rush era.
(1 in a multiple picture album)
In 1849 people joined the Gold Rush to California. A few found gold but many didn't.
However, every Fall one can still find gold if they check out the Sierra Nevada Range. Mother nature pours out her colors abundantly.
Over the years a county nature park has been set up around the town of New Almaden. There are trails that visit the old mines and camps in the mountains, This is one of the trail heads.
The New Almaden mines were developed during the California gold rush to supply quick silver (mercury) needed to process the gold. The quick silver was extracted from mines located around the town of New Almaden. The quick silver mines made almost as much money as the gold mines themselves. New Almaden is located in the Silicon Valley, one could say, a more recent gold mine.
California gold coast
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On the Road. ... Barstow Station MacDonnald's
Barstow - California - Usa.
Video "... On the Road": youtu.be/BIohfLij5mU
Video "CALIFORNIA Gold Rush MARIPOSA": www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTNU9_XjL50&t=27s
Video "YOSEMITE National Park": youtu.be/o9kjE305sFg
Video "Grand Canyon National Park II" : youtu.be/rFrhf3RVYek
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Stitched Pano
Golden Gate National Recreation Area
The park chronicles 200 years of history, from Native American culture, Spanish Empire frontier, California Gold Rush, evolution of American coastal fortifications, and growth of urban San Francisco; comprising of 19 separate ecosystems & home to 1,273 plant/animal species. It has hundreds of ways to recreate including horseback riding, ranger-led programs, bicycling, hiking, and walking your dog.
Fall beckons along the banks of the Lagunitas Creek in Marin County, California. Samuel P. Taylor State Park is a state park located in Marin County, California. It contains approximately 2,700 acres of redwood forest and grassland. The park contains about 600 acres of old-growth forest. The park is named for Samuel Penfield Taylor, who found gold during the California Gold Rush and used some of his money to buy a parcel of land along Lagunitas Creek