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Fresno Flats Historic Park Designed to capture the flavor of family life in Central California foothills and mountains a century ago… Laramore-Lyman Home, The Taylor Log House, Wagon-Stage Collection, Dupzyk Barn, Raymond Jail, Blacksmith Shop, and Old Barn Flume, Nathan Sweet Memorial Museum & Cunningham School Library Research Center. Fresno Flats Historic Village & Park located on School Rd (Road 427) in Oakhurst, is the result of thousands of hours of volunteer time and energy from the members of the all-volunteer, non-profit Sierra Historic Sites Association. Fresno Flats has a full schedule of family friendly events including Mountain Heritage Days, held annually in September, Christmas at Fresno Flats, and many more. Fresno Flats gift shop and museum are open 10am-3pm Tuesday through Friday and 12pm-4pm Saturday and Sunday. The grounds with picnic facilities are open for self-guided tours every day from dawn to dusk at no charge. Docent tours and special group tours are available by appointment, and the park can be rented out for special events. For more information, you may contact us by writing us at Sierra Historic Sites Association, PO Box 451, Oakhurst, CA 93644, or by phone at 559-683-6570 , or you may visit our website at: www.fresnoflatsmuseum.org. Support your community, become a member, and join us in our effort to save the past for the future. Wassama Roundhouse One of only two or three authentic ceremonial Indian Roundhouses surviving in the entire state of California is open to the public in Ahwahnee. The Roundhouse is maintained by the members of the local Miwok Indian tribes under the California State Parks System. Officially, the Wassama Roundhouse State Historical Park with its spacious oak shaded grounds include a picnic area, old Indian grinding stones, and other artifacts. Tribal ceremonies at the Roundhouse are still held in observance of births, harvests, to reach the spirits and to mourn the dead. Traditionally, when a tribal leader died, the Roundhouse was burned and

a new one built. The current Roundhouse was built in 1903 to replace the one burned 10 years earlier upon the death of the tribal chief. The Roundhouse was restored in 1985 under the sponsorship of the Grub Gulch Unit of E Clampus Vitus and local Indian groups. Guided tours of the Roundhouse and other displays of Indian culture are available by appointment. Reservations and information may be obtained by writing the Wassama Roundhouse Association, PO Box 328, Ahwahnee, CA 93601 or calling 209-742-7625 . Sierra Mono Museum One of the finest collections of Indian basketwork and artifacts anywhere is on display at the Sierra Mono Museum in North Fork, historically the cultural center of the Mono Indians. Always an independent people who homesteaded their traditional lands rather than accept reservation restrictions, the approximately 400 surviving members of the tribe built the museum themselves and have operated it for nearly 40 years. The Monos were known throughout the West for their fine basket weaving, and outstanding examples of the craft are displayed along with baskets made by other Western tribes. The Sierra Mono Museum is located above the intersection of the Malum Ridge Road (Rd 274) and the Mammoth Pool Road (Rd 225) half way between North Fork and South Fork. Hours vary and special group tours may be arranged. Please call 559-877-2115 for information.

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