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Day 187 - Sutters Fort, Morman Cabin by jl98584
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.
- 6 March 2008 - Coloma Heights, USA
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Day 187 - Old Stagecoach by jl98584
This is in the museum at the visitors center where gold was discovered at Sutters Mill.
- 6 March 2008 - Coloma Heights, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Workmans Qtrs by jl98584
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.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Sutters Qtrs by jl98584
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.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, SE Corner of Yard by jl98584
This is a view of the SE Bastion from inside the Fort's courtyard.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, SE Bastion by jl98584
Sutter's Fort contained cannon, it was a military outpost as well as a self contained community.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Roasting Spit by jl98584
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.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Oven by jl98584
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.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Mom & Pam by jl98584
This is Mom and our friend, Pam, outside Sutter's Fort in Sacramento.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Mom & JL by jl98584
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.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Kids by jl98584
These kids are playing the roles of Mexican Soldiers, American Immigrants or Native American's for their overnight stay at the Fort.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Gate by jl98584
This is the main gate into Sutter's Fort from inside the courtyard.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Forge Bellows by jl98584
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.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Flour Mill by jl98584
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.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Farm Wagon by jl98584
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.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - Sutters Fort, Cooperage by jl98584
A Cooper makes barrels, which were used to store things, ship things and sometimes make things (such as the butter churns in the foreground).
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 185 - State Indian Museum, Mom & Pam by jl98584
This is right outside of Sutter's Fort. Unfortunately, I wasn't allowed to take pictures inside.
- 4 March 2008 - Alkali Flats, USA
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Day 165 - Tombstone, Street Corner by jl98584
There are quite a few folks walking around in period outfits, some work in the shows or local stores
- 13 February 2008 - Benson, USA
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Day 165 - Tombstone, Stagecoach by jl98584
This driver was also really nice, but somehow we got put on a different stagecoach. There are several of them running around town.
- 13 February 2008 - Benson, USA
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Day 165 - Tombstone, Schieffelin Hall by jl98584
This is the largest Adobe building in the U.S.
- 13 February 2008 - Benson, USA
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Day 165 - Tombstone, RR Depot by jl98584
This is now the town library.
- 13 February 2008 - Benson, USA
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Day 165 - Tombstone, Epitaph by jl98584
John Clum moved to Tombstone in 1880 to found a newspaper. He declared "Every Tombstone needs an Epitaph", thereby naming his paper.
- 13 February 2008 - Benson, USA
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Day 165 - Tombstone, Courthouse by jl98584
This is now a museum, the county seat was moved to Bisbee in 1929.
- 13 February 2008 - Benson, USA
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Day 165 - Tombstone, Birdcage by jl98584
This was called the Elite Theater, but was a Saloon, Gambling Hall, and house of ill repute as well as a theater. Women danced in cages suspended from the ceiling - prompting Eddie Foy to declare that they were like 'birds in gilded cages'. His friend wrote a song and an unknown singer performed it here to 8 ovations - Lillian Russel.
- 13 February 2008 - Benson, USA
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Day 165 - Two Spring Phaeton by jl98584
Phaeton's were fancier than other buggy's and often used by Ladies and Doctor's. They could be rented from the Corral for $8 day. This one was manufactured by E. Vadnais in MA in about 1885.
- 13 February 2008 - Benson, USA
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