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Gold country bonanza in the Mother Lode travel guide
A vivid tour of California's Gold Country along Route 49 from Downieville to Coloma. The piece highlights ghost towns, treasure hunting, historic homes of Lola Montez and Lotta Crabtree, Rough and Ready's secession tale, Timbuctoo and Smartsville, and Georgetown's Civil War era armory. It promotes maps, local lore, and scenic towns for panning, hiking, and exploration.
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Mother Lode
Goodyear’s Bar
Downieville
Goodyear's Bar
Goodyear's Creek
Yuba
Grass Valley
Nevada City
Lola Montez
Mill
Walsh
Lotta Crabtree
Miss Montez
Broadway
Rough and Ready
Old West
Fiesty
California
United States
Free State of
Union
Timbuctoo
Smartsville
Highway 20
Georgetown
Highway 49
Auburn
Main
Odd Fellows Halla