Yosemite Sierra Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 21) O’Neals longtime residents claim O’Neals was the center of population before Madera was a county and even after it was formed. It was a main hub of activity during the gold days in the Sierra foothills along with Hildreth and Finegold. The Abby Mine located here was reportedly one of the richest gold mines in the state’s history. Raymond Once a major stagecoach stop en route to Yosemite, this small town later became a terminus for the Southern Pacific Railroad. The town center is located about 15 miles west of Coarsegold. Raymond and the nearby town of Knowles have long been the sites of major granite quarries providing stone used in the west for buildings and monuments. Listen Coarsegold Once a heavily populated town of the California gold rush, Coarsegold is located roughly seven miles south of Oakhurst on Southern Yosemite Highway 41. Though seemingly small, with the majority of businesses lined up and down the highway, Coarsegold actually rivals Oakhurst in population and continues to grow, with housing sprinkled through the foothills, including the community known as Yosemite lakes Park. For more information, visit coarsegoldchamber.com. (top-left) Vikki Marshall© - Wildflower, White Layia, “Daisy,” North Fork (bottom-left) Susanne Updike-Waite© - Hillside Iris Farm, Coarsegold (main) Susanne Updike-Waite© - Horses grazing in pasture (559)83-43-YosemitethisYear.com 21 http://coarsegoldchamber.com http://www.yosemitethisyear.com
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