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Historical Markers in Ahwahnee

 
Clickable Map of Madera County, California and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Madera County, CA (47) Fresno County, CA (122) Mariposa County, CA (114) Merced County, CA (39) Mono County, CA (84) Tuolumne County, CA (144)  MaderaCounty(47) Madera County (47)  FresnoCounty(122) Fresno County (122)  MariposaCounty(114) Mariposa County (114)  MercedCounty(39) Merced County (39)  MonoCounty(84) Mono County (84)  TuolumneCounty(144) Tuolumne County (144)
Madera is the county seat for Madera County
Ahwahnee is in Madera County
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1 ► California, Madera County, Ahwahnee — Ahwahnee Tavern —
On Golden Chain Highway (State Highway 49) south of Hilltop Lane, on the right when traveling north.
Historic way-station on the old stage road, Raymond to Wawona. The tavern was built by William Sell in the late 1880's. Lunch was served to many notable people such as: President Theodore Roosevelt, Susan B Anthony, Andrew Carnegie, John . . . — — Map (db m299233) HM
2 ► California, Madera County, Ahwahnee — The Black Kid —
On Grub Gulch Rd (Road 600) 0.4 miles north of Road 810, on the right when traveling north.
On 6/2/1900 Madera County's most infamous holdup occurred on the corner 100 yards from here. one bandit with a shotgun, blackened hands, face and a barley sack mask, robbed 4 stages, a freight wagon, lumber wagon, and the officers of . . . — — Map (db m285070) HM
3 ► California, Madera County, Ahwahnee — Shay's Blacksmith Shop & Canary Cottage —
On Grub Gulch Road, on the right when traveling north.
John C Shay settled in Grub Gulch at the turn of the 20th century to mine gold. When his mining efforts failed he homesteaded the land, built this shop and started blacksmithing. He serviced the numerous wagons, stages and horse travelers that . . . — — Map (db m147957) HM
4 ► California, Madera County, Ahwahnee — 1001 — Wassama Roundhouse —
On Local Road 628 at State Highway 49 on Local Road 628.
Dating prior to the 1860s, the Wassama Roundhouse was reconstructed in 1985 on the location of the previous four houses. In 1903, the third roundhouse was built using portions of the center pole from the two earlier houses. The Roundhouse served . . . — — Map (db m299229) HM
5 ► California, Madera County, Ahwahnee — Wassama Village —
On Round House Road north of Golden Chain Highway (California Highway 49), on the right when traveling east.
The village of Wassama (leaves falling) is the site of the last above ground southern Miwok Roundhouse built in 1903. Religious ceremonies, dancing and gambling took place on the site until 1937. Southern Miwok dances including the 1870 Ghost Dance, . . . — — Map (db m51571) HM
 
 
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026