5140 x 3414 px | 43,5 x 28,9 cm | 17,1 x 11,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2009
Ort:
weaverville, california
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Founded in 1850, Weaverville is a historic California Gold Rush town. Nestled at the foot of the current day Trinity Alps Wilderness Area, Weaverville was once home to approximately 2, 000 Chinese gold miners, and had its very own Chinatown. Logging, tourism and marijuana production were the economic mainstays of Weaverville for many years. The regional economy has been in steady decline for many years, with only a small uptick brought introduced by the global real estate bubble. Trinity county's unemployment rate - as of April, 2009 - stood at 20.9 % (NY Times).Weaverville is the home of California's oldest continuously used Chinese temple. The Joss House is now managed by the park system and is open to visitors all year round. Weaverville is often threatened by forest fires, most recently on July 29, 2006. Much of the town was evacuated for two days, but the fire was later controlled with little damage due to the efforts of federal, state and local firefighters.