Bagby was a small community located on the original alignment of California State Route 49 at the bottom of the Merced River Canyon of Mariposa County. The community of Bagby was located on the historic Merced River crossing of Ridley's Ferry and was for a time a siding of the Yosemite Valley Railroad. Bagby was bypassed by a new alignment of California State Route 49 during 1966 as the site was being prepared to be inundated due to the expansion of Lake McClure. Above as the blog cover is a view on California State Route 49 from the Bagby Hotel facing the Merced River Bridge.
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