Downieville, California on Hwy 49 - A Most Unusual Historic Landmark - Road Trip Vlog 26 скачать в хорошем качестве

Downieville, California on Hwy 49 - A Most Unusual Historic Landmark - Road Trip Vlog 26

Encountering Downieville's historic landmark - The Sheriff's Gallows on Highway 49 in California. See it at:    • Downieville, California on Hwy 49 - A Most...   Driving along Highway 49 was definitely one of the highlights of our road trip. I loved riding with the window down to breathe the fresh mountain air and listen to the Yuba River crashing by! One destination that Neek, Sar and I really wanted to check out along this stretch of road was Downieville, which has a very interesting history. Named after Major William Downie who, along with a group of other miners, made camp here in their search for gold in 1849, Downieville was an important "49er" gold rush town in California. By 1851, the population rose to a peak of 5,000 people living in what was then called "The Forks", named because two rivers converged there. With a population according to Wikipedia of 282, it is considered one of the least changed gold rush towns in California, and driving into it, we could see its rustic past still living! Read more and see photos at: lexandneek.wordpress.com/2018/02/14/downieville-california-on-hwy-49-a-most-unusual-historic-landmark-road-trip-day-10-ep-26/ https//lexandneek.wordpress.com   / lexandneek     / lexandneek     / lexandneek     / lexandneek   Music: The Engagement by Silent Partner Music track courtesy of YouTube Music Library