(Photograph courtesy of Columbia State Historic Park)
What was Christmas like, during the California Gold Rush?
That’s what Columbia State Historic Park is sharing with guests, right now.
Columbia State Historic Park is actually a living historic town–preserved from the California gold-rush era of the 1850’s! They have the largest single collection of existing Gold Rush-era structures in California. And these are unique shops and hotels, with all kinds of special events happening–especially at Christmas.
(Photograph courtesy of Columbia State Historic Park.)
Tonight, is the second of Columbia State Historic Park’s Thirtieth Annual “Lamplight Tours”, around the town, where costumed guides share a festive look at the area’s background. But this is no history lecture–guests get involved in finding out what happened, and how, in a very imaginative presentation!