Tuolumne City Memorial Museum

20 Question Tuolumne Quiz [05-07]

1 What were the two official town names before the Tuolumne name was designated?

2 What was the most popular route for early pioneers of the 1850’s to travel to the west?

3 What was the name of the most often used river that pioneers traveled in the 1850’s?

4 How did Frank Summers travel when he first came to California?

5 What state was Lee Ann Summers born?

6 How did Frank Summers die, who killed him, and when and where did he die?

7 Who was Elizabeth Summers second husband?

8 How many times did Lee Ann Summers marry? When did she die?

9 Who was the first documented burial in Carters Cemetery?

10 How many major fires came through Tuolumne?

11 What year was Summerville High School’s first graduation?

12 Where was the first Summerville High School located? What is it called now?

13 Why is Summerville Elementary School spelled without an “s” in the middle?

14 Where is the real Tuolumne City located?

15 What was the name of the largest gold mine in the Summersville area in 1877?

16 Where was the West Side Lumber Company Superintendent’s residence?

17 How do the local Native Indians spell their tribal name?

18 What was the name of the Tuolumne newspaper and the name of the newspaper publisher that was physically handicapped?

19 What was the name of the movie made in Tuolumne that starred Edmond O’Brien, Yvonne DeCarlo and Barry Fitzgerald? Have you watched it?

20 What was the name of the Physician who was employed by the WSLC in the early 1900’s? Where was his office?

21 Extra credit: What is a Little Manistee?

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