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unusual facts about Melones


Melones

Melones, California, a former settlement in Calaveras County, United States, now submerged beneath a reservoir named New Melones Lake


New Melones Dam

Another cause of concern was the unique ecology of the canyon, which included endemic species such as Banksula melones, the Melones cave harvestman.

New Melones Lake

Exhibits focus on the use of the Stanislaus River by prehistoric and historic peoples, including Miwok Indians, the California Gold Rush, ranchers, and the now defunct community of Robinson Ferry, renamed Melones in 1902.


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