Fiddletown, California

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Fiddletown California

Sign reads "Fiddletown. Settled by Missourans, 1849. Suggested that settlement be called Fiddletown because residents "were always fiddling". Changed in 1878 to Oleta but original name later restored. Once trading center for American, Loafer, French Flats, Lone Hill and other rich mining camps. Bret Harte added to the community's fame in "an episode of Fiddletown".

Fiddletown, CA ca. 1850

Fiddletown California

Chew Kee Store - Fiddletown

Chinese Gambling Hall - Fiddletown

Fiddletown, California ca. 1930s

Chinese General Store - Fiddletown

Schallhorns Wagon Works - Fiddletown

Schallhorns Wagon Works - Fiddletown

Schallhorns Wagon Works - Fiddletown

Schallhorns Wagon Works - Fiddletown

Fiddletown California

The Forge - Fiddletown

General Store - Fiddletown

Community Center - Fiddletown

Cooper House - Fiddletown

Fiddletown California