Tuolumne Township Driving Tour

Reid Park, s/e corner Carter and Bay, was originally the location of a three-story hospital/sanitarium where the West Side Lumber Company's town doctor, Eugene H. Reid, M.D. practiced. It later became Mrs. Collier's boarding house and was last known as the Sierra Inn. It is now a public park dedicated to the memory of Dr Reid.

St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 18473 Gardner Street, was constructed in 1908 in Gothic Revival Architectural style. This church structure appeared in the 1952 Gary Cooper movie "High Noon". The many fires that plagued Tuolumne have spared this church.

Summersville Fire Hose Cart House, built in 1905 and located in the Summersville Commons, it contains an old fire hose cart, which was pulled by hand. The ringing of a bell in the tower summoned volunteers.

Tuolumne City Memorial Museum, n/w Carter and Bay, built in 1921, was formerly the Tuolumne Women's Improvement Association clubhouse. The Museum collection houses hundreds of historical artifacts from Tuolumne's colorful past. Visiting hours are weekends, 1 to 4 PM. Admission is free.

Tuolumne Veterans Memorial Hall, s/w Pine and Fir, built in 1936 in an Art Deco style with funding from President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal Public Works Project. The premier "Turnback Inn" which stood elegantly on this site for 23 years, burned to the ground around 1923.

Carters Cemetery, north of town on Cemetery Lane, established in 1854, continues to be the final resting place for many pioneer members of the Summersville, Carters and Tuolumne Community. Scenes from the 1984 television series "Highway To Heaven" were filmed here.

Heisler Locomotive # 2, n/w Pine and Fir, built in 1899 was used on the Hetch Hetchy and Yosemite Valley Railroad. A passenger depot was located adjacent to the locomotive, but is no longer there. Note the rails still in the ground. Sycamore trees planted in 1936 surround the park.

The West Side Lumber Company Superintendent's House, 18461 Bay, built in 1898 by the West Side Lumber Company for the Plant Superintendent's family, is the towns best representative of the transition between Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. It is now a private residence.