Coulterville, California named a Top 10 True Western Town by True West Magazine

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Since its founding in 1850, Coulterville, California, has persevered. The town has survived three major fires in the 1800s, plus a flood. Today, the town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada’s is doing more than just getting by, it’s is moving ahead, using its history as a springboard to the future. That’s part of the reason why Coulterville ranked #4 among True West Magazine’s Top True Western Towns of 2011.

Mariposa County, CA, December 28, 2010 (PressReleasePoint) -- Since its founding in 1850, Coulterville, California, has persevered. The town has survived three major fires in the 1800s, plus a flood. Today, the town in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada’s is doing more than just getting by, it’s is moving ahead, using its history as a springboard to the future. That’s part of the reason why Coulterville ranked #4 among True West Magazine’s Top True Western Towns of 2011.

The entire town of Coulterville is a California State Historical Landmark, including 42 buildings and sites. Remarkably, almost all of them are privately owned and maintained, and they are still in use. That includes Sun Woo’s store, dating back to 1861 which now serves as a gift shop and Jeffery Hotel, which is still open for business 160 years after first opening its doors. Equally as impressive, the 1856 building that housed the Wells Fargo/McCarthy’s General Store is now a part of the Northern Mariposa County History Center.

“Coulterville shows what a small community can do to save and share its history,” says True West Executive Editor Bob Boze Bell. “It has a population of just under 2,000 and seemingly everyone is involved in the town’s preservation efforts. You just have to be impressed by what they’ve done and continue to do.”

True West editors determine winners for this annual award based on criteria demonstrating how each town has preserved its history through old buildings, museums and other institutions, events and promotions of historic resources.

The feature includes “Towns to Watch” for good works in historic preservation, as well as several legendary Old West locales that folks should visit in 2011. Coulterville will be featured in the January/February 2011 issue, on newsstands on January 4, 2011.

True West magazine is in its 58th year of leading the way in presenting the true stories of Old West adventure, history, culture and preservation. For subscriptions and more information, visit twmag.com or call 888-687-1881.
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