La Grange California Resort Life

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The community was founded in 1852 around the same time French miners struck gold on a bar in the Tuolumne River. By 1854, there were over 100 buildings in La Grange.[

Aside from its French population, the community included a significant Chinatown in its early years. At its height, the community had thousands of residents, but it was a largely lawless town.

It was in decline by the time that Knights Ferry became the county seat, as the gold mines were in deline. By 1880, mining had ceased. The La Grange area also included many gold dredgers that operated until the early 1950s.