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Yosemite History

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From historic Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad to the Fossil Discovery Center of Madera County or the Southern Yosemite Consortium of Museums, the history of the region is on display throughout the area. Learn about the Native American Tribes that lived in Yosemite and the surrounding region at the Sierra Mono Museum, or learn about the loggers who felled giant trees in the mountains and fed them via flume to Madera at the Madera Courthouse Museum. Explore the museums of Madera County: California's Gateway to Yosemite to see on your visit and watch history come alive.

History will be celebrated throughout 2012 as the community of Oakhurst celebrates its centennial! Visit www.Oakhurst100.com to see the full list of events happening throughout the year to commemorate this milestone.

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Museums & Historical Sites

Children's Museum of the Sierra
http://www.childrensmuseumofthesierra.org

49269 Golden Oak Drive
Oakhurst, CA 93644

Phone: (559) 658-5656
Fax: (559) 658-5656

Consortium of Southern Yosemite Museums
http://www.southernyosemitemuseums.org/

Phone: (559) 683-6999
Fax: (559) 683-3094

Fossil Discovery Center of Madera County
Hours: Tuesday through Sunday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
http://maderamammoths.org/

19450 Avenue 21 1/2
Chowchilla, CA 93610

Phone: (559) 665-7107

Fresno Flats Historical Park
http://www.fresnoflatsmuseum.org

49777 Road 427
Oakhurst, CA 93644

Phone: (559) 683-6570
Fax: (559) 658-2161

King Vintage Museum
Hours: Wednesday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
http://www.kingvintagemuseum.org

40680 Highway 41
Oakhurst, CA 93644

Phone: (559) 658-6999
Fax: (877) 642-6422 #3

Little Church on the Hill - Oakhurst Cemetery
http://southyosemitemuseums.org/lcoh/index.php

Madera County Historical Society

210 W. Yosemite (Historic Madera County Courthouse)
Madera, CA 93639

Phone: (559) 673-0291

Raymond Museum
http://southyosemitemuseums.org/rm/index.php

Phone: 559-689-1886

Sierra Mono Museum
http://www.sierramonomuseum.org

33108 Road 228
North Fork, CA 93643

Phone: (559) 877-2115

Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad / Thornberry Museum
http://www.yosemitesteamtrains.com

56001 Highway 41
Fish Camp, CA 93623

Phone: (559) 683-7273
Fax: (559) 683-8307

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