Merced County Historical Society and Courthouse Museum
Merced County Historical Society and Courthouse Museum
- Location: Merced, CA
- Phone: (209) 723-2401
- Email: mercedmuseum@sbcglobal.net
- Website: http://www.mercedmuseum.org/
The museum houses 8500 square feet of exhibits, both permanent and rotating, which depict the history of Merced County as well as the settlers of the Great Central Valley.
Collections at this institution
Singing California: Sheet Music in California History
This collection highlights vintage sheet music covers, exploring the enchanting lyrics and melodies of songs that express love for the Golden State. From the Wild “wet” West to the orderly “dry” California, from a sunmaid waiting “In the Valley of San Joaquin” to a couple walking “On the Banks of the Old Merced,” these songs capture an often romantic and idyllic moment in California history and provide a glimpse of culture, fashion, politics, love, and sentiment.
Institution: Merced County Historical Society and Courthouse Museum
46 Items
Yosemite Lumber Company, Merced Falls Photographs
The Yosemite Lumber Company, founded in 1911 by Bay Area investors F.M. Fenwick, James Tyson, and Charles Nelson, was created after Mr. Prather and Mr. Lehmer of the Yosemite Valley Railroad sought partners in freighting lumber along the new line between Mariposa and El Portal. The Yosemite Valley Railroad, completed in 1906, necessitated industrial and commercial use to generate profit and justify the existence of the line. In 1911, at the historic ford of Merced Falls, the most advanced lumber mill of its kind in the area began harvesting 10,000 acres of sugar pine trees in Yosemite Valley along the …
Institution: Merced County Historical Society and Courthouse Museum
154 Items
