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| Landmark #124 | Tuolumne County | Visited: May 9, 2015 | Plaque? YES! 🙂 |
| What is it? | A plaque on a base made from stones used to build Tuttletown’s old Swerer store! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: This early-day stopping place for men and mounts was named for Judge Anson A. H. Tuttle, who built the first log cabin here in 1848. Stones used in the base for the plaque are from the old Swerer store built in 1854, remains of which still exist (1949). Mark Twain traded here. Tuttletown Hotel, built in 1852 and still standing in 1949, was last operated by John Edwards.
OTHER TIDBITS: This town was originally called Mormon Gulch because it had been settled by Mormon miners, who worked the lodes here in the months before Judge Tuttle arrived. The town served as a resting stop for miners traveling with pack mules, and the Swerer store was a regular stop for Mark Twain when he lived on nearby Jackass Hill, but its popularity waned after only two years! |
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: On State Hwy 49 (P.M. 24.8) at Wilcox Ranch Rd Tuttletown, CA 95370 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~331mi (533km) — 5.6hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |