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The Golden Drift Museum
| Admission Fee | Free |
Features
- Exhibits on Chinese Culture
- Exhibits on Lumber, Railroad and Mining
- Gift Shop
- Hundreds of Historic Photographs
- Interactive Hydraulic Mining Exhibit
About the Museum
The museum takes
its name from the Golden Drift Historical Society, which in turn was
named for a gold mining company that existed in Dutch Flat in the early
1900’s. The principal shareholders were residents of the community.
The Museum and the Historical Society
are dedicated to the preservation of the history of the area, including
the towns of Gold Run, Dutch Flat, Alta, Towle and Baxter. The Museum
displays a rich photographic history of the area’s:
- Churches
- Indian and Chinese heritage
- Lumbering
- Mining
- Schools
- Social
- Towns
Artifact Exhibits
Artifact exhibits include:
- Chinese Joss House artifacts
- Fraternal order memorabilia
- Indian projectile points
- Mining and railroad relics
