Agua Fria - E Clampus Vitus Historical Marker - Mariposa, CA
N 37° 28.862 W 120° 00.651
10S E 764309 N 4152434
Marker alongside Hwy 140 near Mariposa, Ca, commemorating the long-gone town of Agua Fria
Waymark Code: WM62QY
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 03/22/2009
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The text on the marker is as follows:
AGUA FRIA
Discovered by Sonoran Miners in the early summer of
1849. It was located about a quarter mile above the two springs of cold
water from which the town derived its name.
Agua Fria was the first county seat from Feb. 18, 1850 to
Nov. 10, 1851. During this time the town consisted of about a dozen
stores, three card monte, faro tables, a billiard room, hotel and bowling alley.
The Town of Auga Fria soon declined, when in 1852 the town of
Mariposa became the seat of government. On June 22, 1866, a fire broke out which
destroyed the entire town and it was never rebuilt.
Dedicated by
Matuca Chapter 1849
E Clampus Vitus
April 1, 2000 (6005)
Credo Quia Absurdum