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Sonora’s History. Below are historic photos of Sonora California for your viewing pleasure. Please note that these images are copyrighted and owned by, or on loan by private parties or Tuolumne County. Some of the images can be purchased from the Tuolumne County Historical Society ( www.tchistory.org) for personal or commercial use.
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Sonora was founded as a gold mining camp by settlers from back east. Gold had been discovered in Woods Creek, in the summer of 1848 near what is now Jamestown. The name Sonora was derived from the Mexican miners who named the town after their native homeland. The City of Sonora was incorporated in 1851 primarily as a means of creating a badly-neede...
Sonora is just off Highway 108, which leads from Modesto northeast and goes over Sonora Pass to the desert east of the mountains. Part of the way from Oakdale Highway 108 shares the same road as Highway 120, the route to Yosemite. To get to downtown Sonora, take the Route 49 exit (Stockton Street) from Highway 108 about two miles to the downtown ar...
The downtown area can be walked around. Park either on the main downtown street, Washington Street, or on the street or in nearby parking lots that are on Stewart Street, one block east of Washington Street. There is a business area in East Sonora, a couple of miles east of downtown, that has additional shopping and restaurants (including the only ...
37.985556-120.3830561 Tuolumne County Courthouse, 41 W. Yaney Ave. Built in 1898 with yellow Roman pressed brick, and still in operation as a courthouse today. The courthouse is on Yaney Street and...37.987371-120.3847722 The Red Church (St. James Episcopal Church), 42 Snell Street, ☏ +1 209 532-1580. Built in 1860 and still in use, it can be seen from most of downtown Washington Street as a la...37.981732-120.3823163 Opera Hall, 250 S Washington St, ☏ +1 209 532-7725. Built in the late 19th century of brick.Skiat Dodge Ridge (down hill or cross country) 40 minutes east on Highway 108.Swimin any of the many local lakes and rivers, including Pine Crest Lake and the Tuolumne and Stanislaus rivers.Go wine-tastingat Mt. Brow vineyard, between Jamestown and Sonora.Tuolumne County Historical Museum, Bradford Street (a few blocks west of downtown).Eat at a number of restaurants in the downtown area. Mexican restaurants, not surprisingly given the town's history, are particularly common.
Country Inn Sonora, 18730 Hwy 108, ☏ +1 209 984-0315, toll-free: +1-800-847-2211. The property has a swimming pool, and offers a continental breakfast free of charge, every morning.37.98318-120.382281 Sonora Inn, 160 South Washington St, ☏ +1 209 532-2400. $100+.Bradford Place, 56 West Bradford St (in historic downtown Sonora; turn west onto Bradford St), ☏ +1 209-536-6075, toll-free: +1-800-209-2315. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: noon. A small upscale, yet ca...The Inn on Knowles Hill, 253 Knowles Hill Dr, ☏ +1 209-352-4333. Check-in: 4PM, check-out: 11AM. Built in 1927 for the Charles Segerstrom Family, Knowles Hill has undergone an exquisite restoration...Visitors can continue on Highway 108 to the mountain areas, including such towns as Twain Harte, Mi-Wuk Village, Pinecrest. In summer, they can continue on Highway 108 to Kennedy Meadow and across Sonora Pass to the high desert beyond. In winter, Highway 108 is closed at a point 7.5 miles beyond Strawberry, which is just past Pinecrest on Highway 1...
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Sonora is a city in Tuolumne County in California's Gold Country. Understand . Sonora was originally founded as a gold mining camp by white settlers from the back east. Gold had been discovered in Woods Creek, initially in the summer of 1848 near what is now Jamestown.
Sonora, California. / 37.98444°N 120.38167°W / 37.98444; -120.38167. Sonora is the county seat of Tuolumne County, California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,003. [4]
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by Pat Perry. Sonora’s historic Opera Hall, located on South Washington Street, was built from the ruins of the Star Flouring Mill in 1885. In 1879, James Divoll and his partner in the Bonanza Mine, Joseph Bray, constructed the Star Flouring Mill on the site.
