Merced Falls ECV 58
Posted by: 
kdczy
N 37° 31.415 W 120° 19.791
10S E 735963 N 4156308
Stone monument near the PGE yard and the falls.
Waymark Code: WM9FXC
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2010
Views: 8
Very nice monument made of stone and cement with an inset plaque. The plaque reads:
"MERCED FALLS
First known as California Ranche Crossing. Then as Belt's Ferry. Site of a large Indian rancheria. The post office at Merced Falls was opened Sept. 4 1856. The flour and woolen mills were built in 1854 and 1867. the town was destroyed by fire in August 1895. Yosemite Lumber Co had a large mill here from 1912 to 1943."
Richard L. Belt
Noble Grand Humbug
Estanislao Chapter 58
E Clampus Vitus
Erected Oct 17, 1970
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