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Columbia was one of the best preserved early mining towns and was known as the “Gem of Southern Mines.” Gold was discovered there through a cloudburst in 1850, and the population grew to 6000 in six weeks. Governor Earl Warren signed a bill at Columbia on July 15, 1945, creating Columbia State Park.
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