Angels’s history is
mostly unwritten
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The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In May 1848, Henry Pinkney Angell, a native of Rhode Island, is said to have left Monterey, California with 92 men in search of gold. By July, they were gold mining on Weber Creek before moving on to a small unnamed tributary of the Stanislaus River. It was decided to set up camp where the tributary met Dry Creek, since the area seemed promising. In this new camp, Angell set up a store on the banks of the creek to trade essential items for gold. By the spring of 1849, the camp population had grown to 300 miners.
The first post office was established in 1851 (and called Carson's Creek). It was renamed along with the town in 1853. In 1853, Angel opened Magee and Angel's Hotel, in a partnership with Cave City.
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0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewHistoric American Buildings Surve…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Angels
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Angels, decade by decade
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CommonsAerial view of New Melones Lake and Angels Camp, December 2…2023
CommonsFirefighter thank you signs, Calaveras County Visitor Infor…2015
CommonsJumping frog art at Joe Carley Memorial Firehouse in Angels…2012
CommonsPhil's Alembic2010
CommonsPhil Lesh's Alembicized Guild Starfire2010
CommonsAngels Camp, CA 95222, USA2010
CommonsLightner Mine, Angels Camp, California, USA2006
CommonsFowler Peak, Calaveras County2006Then & now
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