1949 Map of Coulterville

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The Mother Lode region of Mariposa County unfolds through the rugged topography of Coulterville, an area defined by its deep mining heritage and the winding Merced River. This 1949 survey documents the transition of a landscape once bustling with gold extraction, noting the Mary Harrison Mine and the Gold Coin Mine, alongside several sites such as the Virginia Mine (Aband). The western edge is dominated by Lake McClure (Exchequer Res), while the northeast corner shows the intersection of local life at Greeley Hill and Greeley Sch. A quiet reminder of earlier transportation persists at Split Rock Ferry (Aband) on the river, showing how accessibility evolved as Ponderosa Way and other routes took precedence over old river crossings and ferries that once served the remote gulches and flats of the Stanislaus National Forest.