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MERCED FALLS
First known as California Ranche crossing, then as Belt’s Ferry. The site of a large Indian rancheria. The post office at Merced Falls opened Sept. 4, 1856. The flour and woolen mills were built in 1854 and 1867. The town was destroyed by fire in August, 1895. Yosemite Lumber Co. had a large mill here from 1912 until 1943.
Richard L. Belt Estanislao Chapter 58
Noble Grand Humbug E Clampus Vitus
Erected Oct. 17, 1970