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Day 187 - Sutters Fort, Morman Cabin
Sutter hired some of the Morman's who had served in the Morman Brigade in the Mexican War. They were helping build the sawmill when gold was discovered here.
- Date: 6 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Coloma, USA: gallery
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Day 187 - Old Stagecoach
This is in the museum at the visitors center where gold was discovered at Sutters Mill.
- Date: 6 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Coloma, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Workmans Qtrs
This room is set up as a typical quarters for a workman at the Fort, such as a carpenter or blacksmith. Their sleep mat might be on the floor instead of a bed frame, pretty sparse furnishings.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Sutters Qtrs
Johann Sutter kept his quarters close to the arms room. He wanted to be able to act quickly to organize & lead defenses if the Fort were attacked.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, SE Corner of Yard
This is a view of the SE Bastion from inside the Fort's courtyard.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, SE Bastion
Sutter's Fort contained cannon, it was a military outpost as well as a self contained community.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Roasting Spit
There was a school group preparing for an overnight camp at Sutter's Fort while we visited. A couple of the fathers were roasting some meat for dinner.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Oven
Some of the parents and teachers were preparing to bake in a replica outdoor oven, such as was used at Sutter's Fort during the mid 1800's.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Mom & Pam
This is Mom and our friend, Pam, outside Sutter's Fort in Sacramento.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Mom & JL
Mom and I are posing with one of the adults in period garb - a school group was preparing to stay overnight and everyone, kids - parents and teachers had to dress and act appropriatly for the period.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Kids
These kids are playing the roles of Mexican Soldiers, American Immigrants or Native American's for their overnight stay at the Fort.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Gate
This is the main gate into Sutter's Fort from inside the courtyard.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Forge Bellows
Johann Sutter tried to make his fort a completely self sufficient community. To that end, he had a blacksmith shop as well as several other enterprises.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Flour Mill
I liked seeing this set up as it would have been in the 1800's. They probably actually grind flour on this as part of their reenactments.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Farm Wagon
This is a farm wagon, which was also often used by pioneers who crossed the west in search of land. Sutter advertised and encouraged settlers to move west and welcomed and assisted them upon their arrival.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Cooperage
A Cooper makes barrels, which were used to store things, ship things and sometimes make things (such as the butter churns in the foreground).
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 185 - State Indian Museum, Mom & Pam
This is right outside of Sutter's Fort. Unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to take pictures inside.
- Date: 4 March 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Sacramento, USA: gallery
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Day 165 - Tombstone, Street Corner
There are quite a few folks walking around in period outfits, some work in the shows or local stores
- Date: 13 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Benson, USA: gallery
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Day 165 - Tombstone, Stagecoach Hands
The Stagecoach Driver is Darren, the Belgian Horses are Ben & Dave. And I forgot to write down the Prospecter's name.
- Date: 13 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Benson, USA: gallery
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Day 165 - Tombstone, Stagecoach
This driver was also really nice, but somehow we got put on a different stagecoach. There are several of them running around town.
- Date: 13 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Benson, USA: gallery
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Day 165 - Tombstone, Schieffelin Hall
This is the largest Adobe building in the U.S.
- Date: 13 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Benson, USA: gallery
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Day 165 - Tombstone, RR Depot
This is now the town library.
- Date: 13 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Benson, USA: gallery
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Day 165 - Tombstone, Oriental Saloon
Wyatt Earp once worked as a card dealer here, as well as many others.
- Date: 13 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Benson, USA: gallery
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Day 165 - Tombstone, OK Corral Door
The Corral where the gunfight occured is only 18' long and is behind the double doors. The doors were open at the time and several people witnessed it from the room to the left.
- Date: 13 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Benson, USA: gallery
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Day 165 - Tombstone, OK Corral
The gunfighters were much closer together then I'd realized. These are positioned according to a map drawn later by Wyatt Earp.
- Date: 13 February 2008
- Photographer: jl98584: gallery
- Location: Benson, USA: gallery
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