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Groveland in Tuolumne County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Groveland
Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail

By Syd Whittle, October 16, 2006

1. Groveland - Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail Marker

Inscription. Formerly called “First Garrote” traced to hanging of Mexican for stealing horse. Adobe buildings still standing (1949) built in 1849 as shown by dated adobe brick taken from partition. Gold discovered here 1849. Thousands in placer gold taken from mines on Garrote Creek, Big Creek and other diggings. Deer Flat, Noisy Flat and The Rancheria well known nearby places in heyday.

Erected 1949 by : The Tablet Placed by the California Centennials Commission. Base provided by the Big Oak Flat Hwy 20 Assoc. Nov.27, 1949. (Marker Number 446.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail, and the Markers with Artwork marker series.

Location. 37° 50.352′ N, 120° 13.797′ W. Marker is in Groveland, California, in Tuolumne County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 120) and Back Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street (State Highway 120). Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Groveland CA 95321, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Joseph E. Lemos (approx. 1.9 miles away); Big Oak Flat (approx. 1.9 miles away); Second Garrote (approx. 2.2 miles away); Don Pedro Lake (approx. 8.3 miles away); Jacksonville (approx. 8.3 miles away); Blue Star Memorial By-Way (approx. 8.4 miles away); West Side Memorial Park (approx. 8.5 miles away); Tuolumne (formerly called Summersville) (approx. 8.7 miles away).

By Syd Whittle, October 16, 2006

2. Groveland - Mark Twain Bret Harte Trail Marker

Regarding Groveland. This site has been designated as California Registered Historical Landmark No.446

Also see . . .
1. Groveland. (Submitted on December 26, 2008, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California.)
2. The Big Oak Flat Road–Chapt. VIII, "The Garrotes – First and Second”. (Submitted on December 26, 2008, by Syd Whittle of El Dorado Hills, California.)