9-1725: Columbia Historic District may refer to: In the United States [ edit ] Columbia Historic District (Sonora, California) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Columbia Green Historic District , Columbia, Connecticut, NRHP-listed Columbia City Historic District (Columbia City, Indiana) , NRHP-listed in Whitley County Columbia Avenue Historic District , Davenport, Iowa, NRHP-listed Columbia Commercial Historic District (Columbia, Kentucky) , NRHP-listed in Adair County West Columbia Street District in Somerset, Kentucky, NRHP-listed in Kentucky Downtown Columbia Historic District (Columbia, Louisiana) , NRHP-listed in Louisiana Columbia Road–Bellevue Street Historic District , Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Downtown Columbia Historic District in Columbia, Mississippi, NRHP-listed in Marion County Downtown Columbia, Missouri , which includes
18-2273: A Downtown Columbia Historic District NRHP-listed East Columbia Historic District (Farmington, Missouri) , NRHP-listed Columbia Historic District (Columbia, North Carolina) , NRHP-listed Columbia River Highway Historic District , Oregon, NRHP-listed Columbia Historic District (Columbia, Pennsylvania) , NRHP-listed Columbia Historic District I , Columbia, South Carolina, NRHP-listed Columbia Historic District II , Columbia, South Carolina, NRHP-listed Columbia Commercial Historic District (Columbia, South Carolina) , NRHP-listed in South Carolina Columbia Commercial Historic District in Columbia, Tennessee, NRHP-listed in Maury County Columbia West End Historic District in Columbia, Tennessee, NRHP-listed in Maury County East Columbia Historic District in East Columbia, Texas, NRHP-listed in Texas Columbia Forest Historic District , Arlington, Virginia, NRHP-listed Columbia City Historic District (Seattle, Washington) , NRHP-listed Columbia Historic District (Cedarburg, Wisconsin) , NRHP-listed in Wisconsin Other uses [ edit ] Columbia Commercial Historic District (disambiguation) Downtown Columbia Historic District (disambiguation) East Columbia Historic District (disambiguation) Columbia City Historic District (disambiguation) See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "columbia-historic-district" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles beginning with Columbia Historic District All pages with titles containing columbia historic district District of Columbia (disambiguation) and Columbia District Columbia (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
27-413: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Columbia Historic District (Sonora, California) Columbia State Historic Park , also known as Columbia Historic District , is a state park unit and National Historic Landmark District preserving historic downtown Columbia, California , United States. It includes almost 30 buildings built during
36-507: The California Gold Rush , most of which remain today. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961. The site was proclaimed a state historic park July 15, 1945, and the restored buildings are operated as an inhabited, working open-air museum . Individuals in period costumes run a handmade candy store, a Daguerreotype studio, and stagecoach rides, among other stores and restaurants. The Columbia Museum, formerly
45-602: The Cavalier Museum, is located in the Knapp building. Volunteers with the Friends of Columbia State Historic Park host many special living history programs at the park each year. During Gold Rush Days, held the second Saturday of each month, park docents in period clothing lead programs in the park, and there are special exhibits and hands-on activities. Free tours of the town are offered on weekends year-round and daily in
54-538: The construction after an 1857 fire was in brick. Columbia State Historic Park has been used as a shooting location for many films and television scenes. High Noon includes scenes filmed in 1952 in and around the Wilson House, on Main Street and in front of Engine House #2. The Shadow Riders (1982) was also filmed in and around Columbia. District of Columbia (disambiguation) The District of Columbia
63-449: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Columbia Historic District . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Columbia_Historic_District&oldid=1171345018 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
72-478: The summer. Gold was discovered in the area that became Columbia on March 27, 1850, by John Walker, who was a member of Thadeus and George Hildreth's party. This discovery was one of the richest finds of the California Gold Rush. The surface-level deposits were amenable to placer mining , but lacked water needed for such operations. Over the next several years, a network of water supply aqueducts
81-429: Was built (at a cost of over $ 1 million) to the area to support mining operations. By 1852, sufficient water was arriving to support the development of a mining boom town, and large-scale mining operations began in 1856. The ditch was officially completed in 1858. The town was incorporated in 1854, and its population fluctuated in the 1850s between 2,000 and 5,000 people. The town was repeatedly struck by fire, and much of
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