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Pond by Dan Winkelman Folsom by Robert D. Livingston A journey through the area’s natural and cultural history, from Traveling with other gold seekers in 1849, Palmer sailed around the Native American perspective and Gold Rush to the present Cape Horn on the schooner Empire. He held positions as a Get to Know cityscape, presented by Ranger Dan as he canoes Lake Natoma schoolteacher, shop owner, express agent, lawyer and was an early and imparts bits of local lore. business opportunist in Folsom. Folsom 979.453 WIN 2012 BIOGRAPHY Palmer, C. 1991 Rails From the West: A Biography of Theodore D. Biking and Hiking the American River Judah by Helen Hinckley Parkway: a Cultural and Natural History Guide This prestigious railroad engineer for the Sacramento Valley Rail- by Robin Donnelly road persevered in finding a route through the Sierras for the A guide to the natural and cultural history of the 32-mile Transcontinental Railroad. Jedediah Smith Memorial Bicycle Trail. BIOGRAPHY Judah, T. 1969 917.9454 DON 2011 John Bidwell, Prince of California Pioneers 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles, Sacramento: by Rockwell D. Hunt Including Auburn, Folsom and Davis BIOGRAPHY Bidwell, J. by Jordan Summers From casual riverside nature hikes to rugged foothill treks ADDITIONAL LOCAL RESOURCES within roughly an hour's drive of Sacramento, this guide is filled with detailed descriptions and firsthand trail notes. Folsom History Museum Helps hikers discover their choices with concise at-a-glance www.folsomhistoricalsociety.org information highlighting details such as location, access, 823 Sutter Street, Folsom 95630 directions, distances, scenery, and preparation ideas that help (916) 985-2707 hikers get the most from each outing. Precise maps, The Folsom Historical Society’s mission is to collect and preserve descriptive text, photos, and trailhead coordinates guide you historical records and artifacts pertaining to Folsom’s rich past on your way quickly and keep you on route reliably. Discover and make them accessible to the public. The research library and the varied geology, the cultural history, and the natural archives are available by appointment. beauty of the foothills, mother lode, and delta regions. Folsom History Pioneer Village 917.9454 SUM 2012 198 Wool Street, Folsom 95630 (916) 985-2707 A Taste of California. Disc 3, Tahoe, The Interpretive Area is an open air museum on a one and a half El Dorado County, Amador County: The Wine, acre site that showcases a variety of buildings that are used the Food, the Lifestyle to engage visitors to explore local history. Many of the artifacts chronicle the California Gold Rush and pioneer periods. Visit great vineyards and glorious scenery in this 72 minute video of our local wine area. Folsom Chamber of Commerce (916) 985-5555 DVD 641.22097 TAS 2007 Visitor Center (916) 985-2698 www.folsomchamber.com 200 Wool Street, Folsom 95630 The Chamber is a voluntary partnership of business and professional people working together to build and maintain a healthy economy and superior quality of life in Folsom. The Visitor center is dedicated to the development of Folsom as a August 2015 destination for visitors. This includes promotion of the city’s 411 Stafford St., Folsom, CA 95630 attributes in addition to creating an infrastructure for providing (916) 355-7374 information, tour packages, events and other aspects necessary http://library.folsom.ca.us for a quality visitor experience.

HISTORY A History of the Lower American River True Gold: History and Adventure in rev. and updated by William C. Dillinger for the Sacramento and the Gold Country: from Folsom by Roberta Kludt Long “From the 1960s to the present, Folsom’s story continues as a American River Natural History Association Indians to Arnold by Greg Velm tale about its people. Their dedication has revitalized the A gold mine of information on the local history of the lower As the center of the largest Gold Rush in the history of the historic district, brought innovative employment, created arts American River. From the times of the native American Nisenan, world, Sacramento is full of excitement, both past and and entertainment centers, and provided high-quality educa- who occupied the river banks for more than 5,000 years, to the present. And the Gold Country was one of the richest tion, civic services, and exceptional recreation choices” — present day American River Parkway, discover the significance natural areas on earth, even before the discovery of gold. from page (4) of cover. and impact of this river. Photos, artwork and maps accompany this compilation of CAL 979.453 LON 2015 CAL 979.453 HIS 1991 information and quotes from settlers. CAL 979.4 VEL 2006 Images of America: Folsom California Folsom’s 93: The Lives and Crimes of Folsom by Folsom Historical Society. EXPLORING Prison’s Executed Men by April Moore Encompassing 135 years, this book celebrates Folsom’s diverse Best Hikes Near Sacramento Ninety-three men were hanged at California’s Folsom State Prison heritage from its beginnings as “Granite City” to the recent by Tracy Salcedo-Chourre growth attributed to the influx of high-tech corporations. from 1895 to 1937. Their lives, their identities, and even the Featuring 41 of the best hikes in the greater Sacramento Over 200 images illustrate its history, as well as photographs crimes for which they were executed have been long forgotten. In area, this exciting new guidebook points locals and visitors of well-known landmarks and institutions. the 1940s, author April Moore’s great-great-uncle, a professional alike to trailheads within an hour’s drive of the city. CAL 979.453 FOL 1999 gambler and bookie, went to Folsom Prison to collect a debt and somehow “acquired” a box of mugshots and dossiers of all the pris- 979.453 SAL 2012

Folsom Fables: Pieces of the Past: people, oners executed at Folsom. Hidden from the public for nearly 70 Best Dog Hikes Northern California landmarks, events & bits of the past from Fol- years, Folsom’s 93 presents the full stories of these 93 executed men. by Linda B. and David S. Mullally som, California by Sue Silver CAL 364.66092 MOO 2013 This guidebook reveals the 51 best hiking trails in northern A compilation of unrelated stories about the people, places California that are dog friendly. Throughout are full-color and events which occurred in the early history of Folsom, Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison: The Making of a maps and photos, helpful tips and sidebars, and tailored hike using the Folsom Telegraph (the state’s fourth oldest, specs for leash requirements. Also included is information continuing weekly publication) as a primary source, Masterpiece by Michael Streissguth about dog packing and preparation before you hit the trail. CAL 979.453 SIL 1995 On January 13, 1968, Johnny Cash took the stage at Folsom Prison The area covers northern California to the Oregon border, in Folsom, California. The event and the album, Johnny Cash at with the southernmost part including Big Sur and east across A History of Folsom, California, 1850-1900 Folsom Prison, propelled him to worldwide superstardom. This is a to Bishop, CA. by Wray Barrows riveting account of that day, what led to it, and what came after. 796.5109794 MUL 2014 Historical accounting of the founding of Folsom and the Scrupulously researched, richly informed by unprecedented development of the area, including chapters on Negro Bar, access to Folsom Prion and Columbia Records’ archives, and Ghost Hunter’s Guide to California’s Gold Rush the Natoma Water Company, dredging, the railroad, and the illustrated with more than a hundred photos. Country by Jeff Dwyer prison. 782.421642 CAS 2004 Included in this resource of spine-tingling historic haunts CAL 979.453 BAR 1994 along California’s State Route 49 are a few ghostly sites in Tales of Old Folsom by Herb Winterstein Folsom’s Historic district. First In the West: The Sacramento Valley A booklet of historical vignettes on the colorful charm of the old CAL 133.1097 DWY 2009 Railroad by Cindy L. Baker Gold Town from the Folsom Historical Society. The Sacramento Valley Railroad (SVRR) steamed into Folsom CAL 979.453 WIN 1981 The Outdoor World of the Sacramento Region: in February 1856, signaling the dawn of a new era in the a local field guide with details and colored history of the West. This first railway west of the Rockies The Golden Corridor: 19th Century Northern drawings of more than 250 plants, fungi, paved the way for the transcontinental railroad, a direct link between the golden state and her distant sisters. California from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates, plus descriptions of 350 CAL 385.09794 BAK 1996 edited by Jody & Ric Hornor Folsom: The Hub of the Mother Lode, a brief Relive the hopes and dreams of California’s early settlers. Read the more by The American River Natural History actual words of dozens of pioneers who recorded their thoughts Association history by Folsom Historical Society and deeds in journals, books and letters home. Culled from approx- This revised and expanded guide provides a local introduction Born with the gold rush, Folsom has watched America grow imately 5000 pages of information and includes to the familiar flora and fauna of the area. and contributed to that growth. Folsom was first in the west numerous photos from the mid-1800’s. CAL 508.79453 OUT 2013 with the railroad, hydro-electric power and higher learning. CAL 979.4 GOL 2005 CAL 979.453 FOL 1992