Editing Mariposa, California (section)

===Mariposa Town Historic District===
[[File:Mariposa_1860.jpg|thumb|Etching of Mariposa in 1860, it was used as the logo for Mariposa Gazette newspaper<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mariposa Gazette 5 March 1861 — California Digital Newspaper Collection |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MG18610305.2.1&e=------186-en--20--481-byDA-txt-txIN-Flag----1861--- |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=cdnc.ucr.edu}}</ref>]][[File:Mariposa,_California_Main_Street_1861.jpg|thumb|Etching of Mac' Dermont & Co building on Main Street, 1861<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mariposa Gazette 8 January 1861 — California Digital Newspaper Collection |url=https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MG18610108.2.23.3&e=------186-en--20--21-byDA-txt-txIN-Flag----1861--- |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=cdnc.ucr.edu}}</ref>]]
The Mariposa Town Historic District, listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1991, represents a significant part of California’s [[California_gold_rush|Gold Rush]] history.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Register of Historic Places: Mariposa Town Historic District |url=https://noehill.com/mariposa/nat1991000560.aspx |website=NoeHill in San Francisco |publisher=NoeHill |access-date=16 January 2025}}</ref>
The district includes sixty-three historic buildings, among the oldest in the state, reflecting the architectural styles of the era.<ref>{{cite web |title=California Office of Historic Preservation: Mariposa County |url=https://ohp.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=21430 |website=California State Parks |publisher=Office of Historic Preservation |access-date=16 January 2025}}</ref> Key landmarks within the district include the [[Mariposa County Courthouse]], constructed in 1854, and [[St._Joseph_Catholic_Church,_Rectory_and_Cemetery|St. Joseph’s Catholic Church]], completed in 1863, known for its [[Carpenter Gothic]] design.<ref>{{cite web |title=Historical Sites in Mariposa County |url=https://www.mariposachamber.org/historical-sites |website=Mariposa County Chamber of Commerce |access-date=16 January 2025}}</ref>