Category: California

The Clarksville Region Historical Society hosts the fifth annual Clarksville Day in the ghost town of Clarksville, near El Dorado Hills, California, on Saturday, May 7, from 10 am to 3 pm. A classic car convoy will parade down the Lincoln Highway, and the Lincoln Highway Association will have a booth at the festival.

• Clarksville Day 2011 information by the Clarksville Region Historical Society
• Ghost town fires back to life at Clarksville Day , Don Chaddock, Folsom (Calif.) Telegraph, May 3, 2011
• Giddy-up: Clarksville Day brings the Old West back to life, Mike Roberts, Village Life (El Dorado Hills, Calif.), April 25, 2011
• Clarksville Day offers wagon rides, music, entertainment and history exhibits, Cathy Locke, Sacramento Bee, May 6, 2011

(Edited on May 6, 2011 to add a link to the Sacramento Bee article)

Spring 2011 California Chapter Meeting
Saturday, April 2
12:00 noon

Urbano’s Mexican Restaurant
5825 Manzanita Ave (at Auburn Blvd)
Carmichael, CA 95608-0142
(916) 334-7122

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We will have an election of officers since we postponed that at our last meeting.

There is limited parking in front of the restaurant but there is a driveway on the north side to ample parking in back. Hope to see you there!

You can let folks know you are planning to go at our Facebook event.

The reconstruction of Sutter Street in Folsom, California is yielding a variety of historical artifacts, including “parts of the Lincoln Highway,” which are being displayed in an exhibit at the Folsom History Museum.

• Sutter Street yields its secrets, Laura Newell, El Dorado Hills (Calif.) Telegraph, February 16, 2011

A local TV show in San Francisco, Eye on the Bay, will be airing an episode featuring the Lincoln Highway and many of its attractions in the Bay Area, on Monday, February 7 at 7pm on KPIX Channel 5.

Some of the featured locations include Attitude Aviation, EJ’s Cattle & Feed, Summit Garage, the Altamont Pass windmills, and Alameda County’s Mountain House.

The episode is also available online on Eye on the Bay’s web site.

Saturday, January 8
12:00 noon

Puerto Vallarta Restaurant
11 N Center St
Stockton, CA 95202
(209) 937-0925

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We will visit the Hotel Stockton between 2:30-3:30 pm. It is less than 3 blocks away from the restaurant.

Saturday, October 2
12:00 noon

Original Mike’s Diner (in the back room)
9139 E Stockton Blvd #3
Elk Grove, CA 95624
(916) 686-8488

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The first topic will be the lost two miles of the pre-1927 Lincoln Highway, between Arno and Valensin Ranch, presented by Mike Kaelin and Bruce McFarland. We will have a short field trip afterwards on parts of the old roads near Arno that are drivable.

The second topic will be preparations for next year’s national conference at Tahoe, by Paul Gilger, conference co-chair and chapter vice-president. Other agenda items will be announced by chapter president Norm Root and state director Bob Dieterich.

Members of the Wilton History Group, Elk Grove Historical Society, and Galt Area Historical Society will be joining us.

Saturday, April 10, 2010
12:00 noon
Ciro’s Pizza Cafe
241 Blue Ravine Rd.
Folsom, CA 95630
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Have you ever heard of the Chinese Diggings?
by Norm Root

The Chinese Diggings are a historical destination right beside the Lincoln Highway, located at the northwest corner of Folsom Boulevard and U.S. Highway 50, in southwest Folsom. The diggings are a group of narrow ditches about 18 inches wide and up to 30 feet deep, laid out in a herringbone format, which form a unique sluice box system for washing gold. The system was owned by the Natomas Gold Mining Company and worked by Chinese laborers.

The California Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association was notified recently by the city of Folsom that the owners of the property have applied to build a four-story hotel on the property. Lloyd Johnson will lead us on a tour of the diggings following the chapter meeting. This part of the Lincoln Highway, Folsom Boulevard, is not on any of our normal tours, so we seldom get to see it.

During the meeting, Kell Brigan will tell about her ongoing research study of Routier Station, which is in this same area. Anyone who has photographs of Folsom Boulevard is encouraged to bring them to the meeting to share.

We will meet for lunch at Ciro’s Pizza Cafe, at 241 Blue Bird Ravine in Folsom, Saturday April 10 at noon. From the Folsom Blvd off-ramp from U.S. 50, head north on Folsom Boulevard. Turn right (east) onto Blue Ravine Road. Ciro’s is on the southwest corner of Blue Ravine and Prairie City Road. Turn right into the driveway off of Blue Ravine at the beginning of the right turn lane onto Prairie City Road. You can eat for $7.37 and up to more than $20. (Unfortunately, the advertised $6.99 buffet lunch is not available on Saturdays.)