Sonora and the Gold Rush: history down the hill from the cabin
Half an hour below Hummingbird Lodge, the town of Sonora keeps the California Gold Rush close to the surface. Brick storefronts from the 1850s still line Washington Street, and the hills around town are stitched with old …
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A Short History of Rovaniemi: From River Market to Arctic Capital
Rovaniemi, the capital of the Finland’s province of Lapland, wears its history lightly, but the modern town on the Arctic Circle is the product of centuries of river trade, a wartime catastrophe, and one of the boldest …