SonoraSights

Sights in Sonora

  1. Cemetery

    Residential neighborhoods, off the north end of Washington St, are lined with restored Victorian houses, and the spooky old cemetery at the west end of Jackson St has many graves from that era.

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  2. Tuolumne County Museum

    Housed in the former 1857 Tuolumne County Jail, the Tuolumne County Museum, two blocks west of Washington St, is an interesting museum with around US$100000 worth of gold on display.

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  3. St James Episcopal Church

    St James Episcopal Church, a local landmark north of Elkin St, has been in continuous use since it was built in 1860 and is now simply called the 'Red Church.'

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  4. Snugg House

    Among the historic structures is the wood and adobe Snugg House, which was built in 1857 by a freed slave and is now under renovation.

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