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Sonora
A working downtown in Gold Country.
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Sonora’s storefronts and foothill setting give the Tuolumne County story a present-day center. Nearby Columbia carries another part of the region’s Gold Rush history. Seen together, the two communities introduce different ways old streets remain part of a visit through the foothills.
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Sonora and Columbia: two Gold Country communities
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The shared reel follows local businesses and storefronts in the foothill town.
Continue to Columbia
The neighboring historic park offers a different encounter with the region’s Gold Rush streets.
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Columbia State Historic Park: shops and stagecoaches
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