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The Butte Store stands as a solitary reminder of what was once a vibrant community. An Italian stone mason constructed the building in 1857 to serve settlers and miners as both their post office and general store. The Gnocchio family operated the store for 50 years, closing its doors in the early 1900s. The roofless building is the last structure still standing where 100 miner’s cabins once stood during the height of the Gold Rush era. Butte City is one of many towns, including Clinton and Irishtown also in Amador County, that were abandoned as mines closed and settlers relocated. An old cemetery sits beyond the store on a nearby hill as the final resting place for miners, now long forgotten, who died more than 100 years ago
Posted on: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 09:02:10 +0000

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