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Mokelumne Hill (Mokelumne, Miwok for "People of the Fish Net") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 646 at the 2010 census, down from 774 at the 2000 census. It is commonly referred to as "Moke Hill" by locals.
Mokelumne Hill Congregational Church, now Mokelumne Hill Community Church, is a historical building in Mokelumne Hill, California in Calaveras County built in 1856. The Congregational Church was founded on August 28, 1853. The first church building built in 1853 was lost in a fire in 1854.
The name Mokelumne was first recorded by Spanish missionary Narciso Durán as Muquelumnes in 1817. However it was not until 1830 when the first permanent European settlement was established on the Mokelumne River, at Happy Valley near present-day Mokelumne Hill, as an outpost for French fur trappers. [16]
The I.O.O.F. Hall in Mokelumne Hill, California, which is California Historical Landmark #256, [1] is said to be California's first three-story building to be erected outside the coastal towns. The original building was erected in 1854 as a two-story building.
English: General view of Mokelumne Hill from outskirts. Marginal images include commercial, public and residential buildings; scenes include pedestrians, horses and wagons. Marginal images include commercial, public and residential buildings; scenes include pedestrians, horses and wagons.
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The Mokelumne Wilderness is a 105,165-acre (164 sq mi; 426 km 2) [1] federally designated wilderness area located 70 miles (110 km) east of Sacramento, California. It is within the boundaries of three national forests: Stanislaus , Eldorado and Toiyabe .
English: Title: Main Street building in historic Mokelumne Hill, California Physical description: 1 photograph : digital, tiff file, color. Notes: Title, date, and ...