Folsom History
Here’s a bit of background information on Folsom’s past, and even its future!
Here’s a bit of background information on Folsom’s past, and even its future!
Since its inception during the gold rush, Folsom has quite an interesting history. Check out how this city came to be.
We’ve captured a little information on what was once a small mining community, which is now underwater.
Take a walk back in time and read the personal accounts of H.B. Scharmann and Mary Ballou as they sought their fortunes at the Negro Bar mining camp.
This city looked quite a bit different 100-150 years ago… Take a trip back in time and view MyFolsom.Com’s pictorial history of Folsom… then look at it now!
Do you know where this gold-rush era town was located? Find out where and what happened to it.
Squabbles over water meters in Folsom are not actually a new thing. Jack Kipp takes you back to Folsom’s city foundings in 1945.