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References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tuolumne City (historical)
- ↑ Jerry MacMullen, Paddlewheel Days In California, Stanford University Press, Stanford, 1970.
Coordinates: 37°36′15″N121°07′52″W / 37.60417°N 121.13111°W
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