Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
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Railtown 1897 State Historic Park is located in California's gold country.
Railtown is known for its roundhouse. Also many movies were filmed here
starting with "The Red Glove" in 1919 a silent movie. |
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Some of the movies and TV shows filmed here were "Petticoat Junction," "The
Wild, Wild West," "High Noon," "The Virginian," and "Unforgiven". Also
scenes from "Back to The Future Part III". In 1982 the Jamestown complex
(today's Railtown 1897 State Historic Park), along with the remaining steam
locomotives and historic passenger and freight cars, was sold to the State
of California. |
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The site was the headquarters for the Sierra Railway. Construction of the
first 41 miles of the railroad, from Oakdale to Jamestown, began on March
24, 1897. In Railtown, the Sierra located its General Offices in a newly
constructed depot. Traffic reached its peak on the Sierra Railway in the
years just before World War I, when as many as 10 regularly scheduled
trains ran over the line every day. Today it is an interesting place to
stop while visiting California's Gold Country. |
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