Columbia State Historic Park
| Columbia State Historic Park | |
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Main Street in Columbia State Historic Park
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| Location | Tuolumne County, California, USA |
| Nearest city | Columbia, California |
| Coordinates | 38°2′9″N 120°24′4″W / 38.03583°N 120.40111°WCoordinates: 38°2′9″N 120°24′4″W / 38.03583°N 120.40111°W |
| Area | 273 acres (110 ha) |
| Established | 1946 |
| Governing body | California Department of Parks and Recreation |
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Columbia Historic District
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| Built | 1854 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 66000242 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHLD | July 4, 1961 |
Columbia State Historic Park, also known as Columbia Historic District, is a state park unit and National Historic Landmark District preserving historic downtown Columbia, California, USA. It includes almost 30 buildings built during the California Gold Rush, most of which remain today. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961.
The site was proclaimed a state historic park in 1946, and the restored buildings are operated as an inhabited, working open-air museum. Individuals in period costumes run a handmade candy store, a Daguerreotype studio, and stagecoach rides, among other stores and restaurants.
The Columbia Museum, formerly the Cavalier Museum, is located in the Knapp building.
Volunteers with the Friends of Columbia State Historic Park host many special living history programs at the park each year. During Gold Rush Days, held the second Saturday of each month, park docents in period clothing lead programs in the park, and there are special exhibits and hands-on activities. Free tours of the town are offered on weekends year-round and daily in the summer.
Columbia State Historic Park has been used as a shooting location for many films and television scenes. High Noon includes scenes filmed in 1952 in and around the Wilson House, on Main Street and in front of Engine House #2. The Shadow Riders (1982) was also filmed in and around Columbia.
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