Journal
Local History: Cherokee, gold, pottery & lumber
The Valley was filled with Cherokee long ago. Helen was known for lumber. Pottery is well-documented. And the Gold Rush pre-dated San Fran.
Discovering and rebooting the moonshiners pond
In the 1920’s, Moonshiners had a famous distilling operation at Taliama. I wasn’t until a year later that we unearthed it and turned it into Trout Pond.
