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Charles Fremont moved the county seat to Mariposa in 1854, resulting in the construction of the Mariposa County Courthouse, whose grounds occupies an entire block. The historic structure is fronted by Bullion Street; Jones Street is to the rear, with 9th and 10th Streets on either side. The courthouse's likeness is on the Mariposa County Seal.
It may have been here that John C. Fremont's men discovered gold in 1849 on his Rancho Las Mariposas. In 1850, it was a booming trade center and the final destination for many new arrivals in California. It was Mariposa County's first Seat of Justice from February 18, 1850, to November 10, 1851. A post office was established October 7, 1851.
Charles F. Adair was born on October 19, 1874, to Irish immigrant parents in Bear Valley, California. His father immigrated to the United States in 1833 and in 1860 moved west into Mariposa County as part of a company of men with John Fremont. [1] Charles was one of the families six children all of whom lived in Mariposa county.
Charles Salva, of Fremont, was on a Frontier Airlines flight from Orange County to San Francisco when, authorities say, he began yelling obscenities at flight attendants.
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The Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant on Thursday at a church on Highway 49. Detectives found meth in the children’s Sunday school room.
At the time, Mariposa occupied 1 ⁄ 5 of the entire area of California and Agua Fria was named the county seat, but it was moved to Mariposa in 1852. [3] While Agua Fria held the seat, court and county business was conducted from the home of James Barney, the first county sheriff.