when authorities ordered the entire town evacuated. Flames had gotten within a mile of central Mariposa, the county seat whose history dates to the mid-19th century California Gold Rush.

The Mariposa Museum and History Center, which is lined with artifacts from the Gold Rush, is another great way to experience the town's pioneer history. Walk a few blocks down the street to the ...

A fast-moving wildfire forced residents of the historic Gold Rush town of Mariposa to flee Thursday evening. The French Fire started around 6:30 p.m. Thursday north of town. By the small hours of ...

The historic Gold Rush town of Mariposa and an entry point for Yosemite National Park are threatened by the French Fire. A firefighter extinguishes hotspots along a hillside during the French ...

The blistering, relentlessly hot start to California’s summer took another alarming turn Friday, as a wildfire threatened to burn the Sierra Nevada town of Mariposa, a historic Gold Rush ...

Mariposa - The town of Mariposa, with its century-old saloons and covered sidewalks, normally bustles with summer visitors on their way to Yosemite National, Park but the Gold Rush-era hamlet was ...

The town square is a favorite for picnic lunches and lazy afternoons. If you're heading toward Yosemite, slow down and let Mariposa introduce itself. This Gold Rush town once served as the county ...

MARIPOSA COUNTY, Calif ... For people who live in the Gold Rush-era town like Jacob Hawley, the expected storm is nothing new. "A lot of us here in the mountains prepare by getting our generators ...

A new blaze dubbed the French Fire erupted Thursday evening and triggered evacuations in the small Gold Rush town of Mariposa in the Sierra Nevada foothills along a highway leading to Yosemite ...

This string of former mining towns in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada burst onto the scene in 1848 during the fabled gold rush. Then, the first glinting rock was discovered in the ...