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  2. Angels Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, was the hotel where the author Mark Twain heard a story that he would later turn into his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County". [2] The hotel was originally a canvas tent erected by C. C. Lake in 1851, and replaced by a one-story wooden structure. It was rebuilt with stone in ...

  3. The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County - Wikipedia

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    "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was his first great success as a writer and brought him national attention. [ 1 ] The story has also been published as " Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog " (its original title) and " The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ".

  4. Angels Camp, California - Wikipedia

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    Mark Twain based his short story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" on a story he claimed to have heard at the Angels Hotel in 1865. [7] The event is commemorated with a Jumping Frog Jubilee each May at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds, just east of the city. Because of this, Angels Camp is sometimes referred to as "Frogtown."

  5. Mark Twain - Wikipedia

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    Twain first achieved success as a writer with the humorous story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," which was published in 1865; it was based on a story that he heard at Angels Hotel in Angels Camp, California, where Twain had spent some time while he was working as a miner. The short story brought Twain international attention. [7]

  6. Frog jumping contest - Wikipedia

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    Frog jumping was made famous in a short story called "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain. An event, inspired by the Twain story, has been held annually in Angels Camp , in California's Calaveras County , since 1928, with other events held in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Washington, Maine, Missouri, Louisiana, New York ...

  7. Calaveras County, California - Wikipedia

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    Angels Camp is the county's only incorporated city. ... Mark Twain set his story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in the county. The county hosts an ...

  8. List of Bohemian Club members - Wikipedia

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    The Bohemian Club's mascot is an owl, here cast in masonry, and perched over the main club entrance at 20601 Bohemian Ave, Monte Rio, CA 95462.. The following list of Bohemian Club members includes both past and current members of note.

  9. Mark Twain in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Mark Twain Cabin on Mark Twain Bret Hart Trail (erected by Tuolumne County Chamber of Commerce in 1926), was a stopping place for packers carrying supplies to miners and the site where Twain wrote "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County", from notes made at Angels Camp Tavern. Mark Twain Family Cabin, believed to have belonged to Twain ...