Coloma, California
Bekearts's Gun Shop - Coloma California
Sign at site reads:
Bekearts's Gun Shop
Jules Francois Bekeart was a gunsmith who came here in 1849 to mine gold and soon became a close friend of James Marshall. The hard labor of gold mining was not to his liking, so "Frank" Bekeart started a highly successful gunsmith business in a woodframe and canvas building near this site. This brick building was constructed in 1852 after the wood building burned. It is thought to be Coloma's oldest structure.
Year: 2006
Credit: Personal Collection
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