I just received an email at cahighways.org from the Executive Director of the Yosemite Mariposa County Tourism Bureau. They are working to rejuvenate the awareness of historic CA Route 49 — the Golden Chain Highway — in time for the commemoration of its 100th anniversary the second week of October 2019. He had two requests/questions for me, and I felt they would be appropriate to forward on to this board.
First: He is looking for individuals or organizations that might be interested in this effort. If you can think of any, please send them to me (
faigin@cahighways.org) and I'll get them to him.
Second: He has been asked by a County Supervisor to look into the historical significance of what is now Old Highway in Mariposa County. They believe that it was a state highway before the building the current extension into Mariposa town proper and a subsequent reclassification as Route 140. He has asked CalTrans; they referred him to me and also sent along a map of historical significance regarding this road. So if you have any ideas or suggestions, we can discuss them here and I'll pass on the info (or you can email them to me and I'll pass them on).
Thanks,
Daniel