The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Before its development as a resort community in the 1920s, the area surrounding Midpines was a productive gold mining region known as the Whitlock Mining District, situated approximately five miles north of Mariposa and east of the primary Mother Lode belt.
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Midpines, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Midpines is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Midpines has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Mariposa County High School Auditorium in Mariposa, 4.8 miles away.
Midpines and the nearest listed places
Closest to Midpines
Mariposa County High School AuditoriumMariposa · Spanish Revival · Built 19144.8miMariposa County CourthouseMariposa · Building4.9miMariposa Town Historic DistrictMariposa · District5mi
St. Joseph Catholic Church, Rectory and CemeteryMariposa · Gothic Revival5.2mi
El Portal Old SchoolhouseEl Portal · Bungalow/Craftsman11.5miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.