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History · Forest Meadows

Forest Meadows’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Forest Meadows. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Forest Meadows is a census-designated place (CDP) in Calaveras County, California, United States. The population was 1,276 at the 2020 census, up from 1,249 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,249 to 1,276 (+2%). Half of its homes were built before 1988.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Forest Meadows yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Forest Meadows, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Forest Meadows is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Forest Meadows has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Murphys Grammar School in Murphys, 4.1 miles away.

Forest Meadows and the nearest listed places

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Murphys Grammar SchoolMurphys HotelDouglas Flat SchoolColumbia Historic DistrictChoy, Sam, Brick StoreCalaveras County Bank

Closest to Forest Meadows

Murphys Grammar SchoolMurphys · Building4.1miMurphys HotelMurphys · Built 18564.4miDouglas Flat SchoolDouglas Flat · Building4.9miColumbia Historic DistrictColumbia · District9.4miChoy, Sam, Brick StoreAngels · Built 186010.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Murphys Grammar School’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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