{"id":3943,"date":"2010-11-04T01:38:57","date_gmt":"2010-11-04T01:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/huell-howser-archives\/2010\/01\/14\/la-grange-californias-gold-12010\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T21:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:37:47","slug":"la-grange-californias-gold-12010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/huell-howser-archives\/2010\/11\/04\/la-grange-californias-gold-12010\/","title":{"rendered":"La Grange &#8211; California&#039;s Gold (12010)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Huell travels to the small town of La Grange to see an amazing part of our states history. The Tuolumne Gold Dredge sits abandoned right of the highway and is an incredible site. 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