California's Gold

Season 2

1991 · 12 episodes · 5h 36m in all

Episodes

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   1. Living History

   1 Jan 1991 · 28 min

   Join Huell as he spends an entire episode around living history. First, he experiences a recreation of everyday life in a 19th century Russian community at Fort Ross State Historic Park. Next, he sails aboard the state’s official tall ship, the Californian, and see for yourself the site where Sir Francis Drake left a plate of brass when he landed on our California shore. [Production Code 201]

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   2. Central Coast

   3 Feb 1991 · 28 min

   Huell travels the scenic coastal region to check out the historic Motel Inn in San Luis Obispo, tours the rugged stagecoach stop at Pozo Saloon, and meets the last remaining resident of the historic dune-dwelling Dunites colony. [Production Code 202]

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   3. Lost Sierra

   1 Mar 1991 · 28 min

   Join Huell and travel to Downieville, nestled high in the Sierra Nevada mountains, to see what makes this little town so special. Explore a town that stood during the years of the California Gold Rush; meet the staff on the Mountain Messenger, the state’s oldest weekly newspaper; and watch a demonstration of the long, heavy wooden skis worn by the gold miners in the mid-1800s. [Production Code 212]

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   4. L.A. To San Francisco Bay

   3 Mar 1991 · 28 min

   Huell highlights unique cultural landmarks across California, surveying the historic Watts Towers, visiting its adjacent neighborhood arts center, and journeying north to witness how iconic San Francisco sourdough bread is baked. [Production Code 203]

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   5. Head For The Borders

   7 Apr 1991 · 28 min

   An adventure tracking down the literal geographic edges of the state, taking Huell to the northern border for a horseradish festival in Tulelake before heading down to the Mexican border town of Calexico. [Production Code 204]

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   6. Santa Cruz

   5 May 1991 · 28 min

   Huell uncovers the classic history of the historic Beach Boardwalk amusement park, interviews local pioneers of the West Coast surfing movement, and tastes old-fashioned saltwater taffy. [Production Code 205]

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   7. L.A. Adventures

   10 May 1991 · 28 min

   This adventure is all about Los Angeles! Huell’s adventure begins at the La-Brea Tar Pits and continues through the futuristic-looking Theme Room, also known as the Encounter Restaurant at LAX; then, Huell locates a buried bridge on the campus of UCLA; Next, he finds every conceivable food item, from fruit to cactus leaves, at the bustling Grand Central Market in downtown. Finally, join Huell as he watches the harvesting of grapefruit from a 100-year-old tree in Little Tokyo. [Production Code 206]

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   8. Preserving the Past

   7 Jul 1991 · 28 min

   Huell takes a tour of the little, quaint town of Locke, founded and settled by Chinese immigrants on the Sacramento River Delta; then he hears ancient Cahuilla Indian bird songs sung by members of the Cahuilla tribe, and participates in a threshing bee and antique engine show in Vista, CA, featuring old farm vehicles and machinery. [Production Code 207]

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   9. Natural Wonders

   7 Jul 1991 · 28 min

   In this episode, Huell searches for the tallest, the prettiest, and the rockiest natural wonders in California. Join Huell and hike to the world’s tallest tree in Redwood National Park with a group of fifth graders from a nearby school; admire fields ablaze with golden color of California’s official state flower, the Golden Poppy, at the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster; and climb to the top of magnificent Morro Rock for a beautiful view of Morro Bay. [Production Code 211]

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    10. Traditions

    4 Aug 1991 · 28 min

    Join Huell and watch the exciting sport of the charreada or Mexican rodeo at a local Ontario arena; hear the crack of the bat at a baseball game played by the Stockton Ports, the minor-league team believed to have inspired the poem, “Casey at the Bat”; and listen to the sounds of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park Band, the oldest and only year-round municipal park band performing in the country. [Production Code 208]

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    11. Trains

    1 Sept 1991 · 28 min

    Huell is ready to celebrate train travel at Railfair ’91 at the California Railroad Museum in Sacramento, and ride the rails at Railtown State Historic Park in Jamestown in the scenic Mother Lode foothill country. [Production Code 206]

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    12. Ships

    1 Oct 1991 · 28 min

    Huell explores historic watercraft by checking out hand-carved Yurok redwood canoes, boarding the historic Lightship Relief lighthouse vessel, and visiting the unique concrete hull of the grounded S.S. Palo Alto. [Production Code 210]