The old towns from the California gold rush days seem to
draw me in every time. Usually, hubby
and plan our visits ahead of time. This
time we just sort of stumbled upon Mokelumne Hill. We were out with a group of friends and
someone suggested that we have lunch at the Historic Leger Hotel, on Main
Street in Mokelumne Hill. I had not
heard of this little town before that day, so this turned out be a little treat
for me. Best as I can tell from our
short stop there, is that the town seems to take up only one block of Main
Street.
The first site that caught my interest was the Community
Church just about a block before the town starts.
After we ate a great lunch at the Leger Hotel, which I later
learned is supposed to be haunted. Thankfully,
I experienced nothing unusual.
The shoppers in the group headed out after lunch to check
out the shops – I headed out to do a bit of exploring down Main Street. The guys lingered in the restaurant for a
while, giving us girls some time to shop (or photograph in my case).
The girls gathered back at the hotel entrance about the time
the guys were exiting the building. This
brought to end our short visit to the town.
On our way out of town, I caught site of another little church – yep,
they gave in and stopped so I could photograph it too.
Once back at home, I did a google search of Mokelumne
Hill. I learned that Mark Twain worked
as a reporter there. I definitely want
to go back when I have more to really explore.
I've never heard of that little town before. What a pretty little church!
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DeleteThanks for taking us on this sweet little journey. Loved the photos, especially of the churches and the old fashioned heating stove (I think that's what it is?) at the hotel :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Judy Anne.
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