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Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: August 20, 2010
Caption: Richfield Courthouse (secondary) Marker
Additional Description: Richfield During 1861 the bustling town of Richfield sprang up to serve hundreds who flocked to the new gold finds on Williams Creek. The seat of Government was established here and appropriate buildings constructed. The gravel in this part of the creek was shallow and many claims soon bottomed out, sending Richfield into decline. The Court House, which was built in 1882, is all that remains of the town. The Government Office was here until the turn of the 20th Century, when it was moved to Barkerville. The Court House was last ‘officially’ used in the 1920s. [Photograph from the Barkerville Archives]
Submitted: May 28, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p154814
File Size: 2.626 Megabytes

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