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Saturday, January 21, 2017
Mormon Mentions: Rae Carson (Part II)
1:15 AM
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In the first chapter of Like a River Glorious by Rae Carson, Lee and Jefferson talk about going to Mormon Island for supplies. The name, which I'd never heard before, naturally made me curious. I did a little Internet research and this is what I discovered:
In March of 1848, three former members of the Mormon Battalion stopped at the confluence of the north and south forks of the American River near Sacramento, California. There, they found gold. Their discovery brought other settlers to the area. A town grew up on the site; by 1853, more than 2500 people lived on Mormon Island. It had a school, motels, saloons, a winery, a post office, and other small shops. That population dwindled as the Gold Rush waned. When a fire burned down much of the town, it was never rebuilt. By the 1940s, only a few families remained. In the 1950s, the remains of the town were razed to make way for the Folsom Dam. What's left of Mormon Island is now under Folsom Lake. When the water there is very low, however, building foundations and other artifacts from the outskirts of the early settlement can be seen. *Book cover image from Barnes & Noble; Mormon Lake photos from website for the Folsom Lake Marina
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I wondered about Mormon island too. Thank you for the post!
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