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Category: Donna's Park | Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:07 pm

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This really was a step back in time.
Little Washington Gold Mining Town was stamped out in 1849. It is in the Sierra Nevada mountains, in a canyon between 5000 foot high mountain ridges and on the banks of the Yuba river It have over 5000 gold mines, some still being mined.
The Washington Hotel was names after our first president. President Grover Cleveland and Wyatt Earp both slept here. It is still operating as a hotel, restaurant and bar.


Washington Hotel 1849 ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






Dining room ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






Original bathtub hangs from ceiling now. Notice the wheels. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






Wood stove from 1876 ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






Still being used ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






Walls around hotel. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






Wall aroung hotel. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






One room school house. 7 students this year. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






One of the locals. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






A main street building. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






Yes they are beer cans. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






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Looking down on Little Washington. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






Time to leave before we get snowed in. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






River behind hotel. Water should be covering all the rocks. ( photo / image / picture from Donna S's Garden )






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Jewell wrote on Sat Feb 08, 2014 2:31 am:

Amazing that the buildings are still standing and being used. Many small town buildings seemed to suffer from fire and were destroyed in many localities. Neat to see a mercantile that is a clone to one I remember as a kid. It was a warehouse of photos and memorabilia from the previous century. Nice to see one still full of life and articles from the 1800s. Thanks for sharing.

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Sjoerd wrote on Sat Feb 08, 2014 9:28 am:

What a tremendously interesting place. You took some good foto's there and so we can see the interesting bits easily.
The commentary gave the pics meaning.

Great job, Donna.....and great vacation!

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