Volcano, California | town, historic landmark

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 town, historic landmark
Aptly named for the frequent eruptions of violence during its early years, the town began to shed its reputation for violence and eventually took on the mantel respectability. As the town grew in population, so did the number of buildings until the word "elegant" was used to describe those built from native blue limestone. These included the Wells Fargo building, the two-storied I.O.O.F. building, the Adams Express building and the St. George Hotel. The hotel is still in good condition.

Traveling groups of actors, dancers and the like from San Francisco that came to towns where the money was freely spent provided theatrical entertainment. Volcano was one of those.
Volcano Homepage:
www.townofvolcano.com/townofvolcano/Intro.swf

Volcano Walking Tour:
www.townofvolcano.com/townofvolcano/rcd_page_gen.cfm?pa...

New York Times says:
travel2.nytimes.com/2006/10/04/travel/escapes/04hour.ht...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano,_California
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   38°26'41"N   120°37'36"W

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  • http://www.townofvolcano.com/townofvolcano/rcd_page_gen.cfm?page_id=100
  • Volcano is home to one of the first theater groups in California and the original location for the Volcano Ledger (now the Ledger Dispatch). Many of Amador s pioneer citizens and hero s either got their start or were born in Volcano, including US Senator James Farley, Jesse Dimon Mason and General Harry B. Liversedge (whose regiment figured in the historic Iwo Jima flag raising).
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