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ALTAVILLE 



Altaville, the historic Cherokee Flat (also known as Winterton and 

 Forks of the Road), has one very well preserved stone building, the 

 Prince and Garibardi Store, built in 1857 of dressed blocks of rhyolite 

 tuff (Fig. 59). Several dryrock walls are built of the same material 

 (Fig. 63) as is the Demarest Foundry. The North Branch Cemetery 

 near Altaville contains several interesting tombstones, the legends of 

 which suggest the rigour of life in the Gold Rush days (Figs. 60, 61, 

 and 62). A mile east of Altaville on the road toward Vallecito there is 

 a prominent butte, capped with rhyolite tuff. Known locally as ' ' lava ' ' 

 this material has been quarried since the 1850 's and has provided a 

 substantial, decorative building material for structures in Altaville, 

 Angels Camp and Vallecito and facing and trim materials for buildings 

 in more distant towns. This Pierano quarry is still in operation (Fig. 64) . 



Fio. 00. Gravestone, Xorth Branch cemotery, near Altaville, 

 HARS, 1487-2. 



Fio. 59. Prince and Garabardi store, Altaville, HABS 1205-2. 



