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CLAMPERS

The E. Clampus Vitus Society began in California during the Gold Rush. Its chapters are pretty much still limited to California. The society still thrives because it is full of fun loving old rips who like to erect monuments that look like erections in obscure places like Ehrenberg. Their monuments are found all over California.
Hysterical Journey to Historic Places

February 22nd 2015
MINERAL CITY In 1866 when the capricious Colorado shifted its channel and left the bustling community of La Paz high and dry a committee of local miners and merchants agreed to hire Herman Ehrenberg to locate new dock facilities. Herman found a suitable site six miles downstream and for good measure surveyed a town site. The committee called the new place Mineral City. By 1870 the placer ... read more
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American Flag Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
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