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===Historic Buildings=== The Little Church on the Hill was built in 1894 and moved from Chapel Hill to its current location in Oakhill Cemetery in 1957.<ref>"Old Oakhurst Church Dedication On Sunday." Madera Tribune, vol. 66, no. 47, 9 July 1957. Retrieved from [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MT19570709.2.9&srpos=63&e=-------en--20--61--txt-txIN-oakhurst+fresno+flats+-------]</ref> Built from sugar pine lumber from the local mills, it was the first house of worship in Fresno Flats and met the needs of all denominations for over 50 years.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 13, 2014 |title=The Historic Little Church on the Hill in the heart of Oakhurst, California is turning 120 on June 20, 2014 |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/the_historic_little_church_on_the_hill_in_the_heart_of_oakhurst_california_is_turning_120_on_june_20_2014/prweb11834369.htm |work=PR Web |access-date=July 1, 2022}}</ref> The church and cemetery were designated as [[California Points of Historical Interest|California Point of Historical Interest]] in 1994. Many original [[American pioneer|pioneer]] structures are on display at the '''Fresno Flats Historical Village and Park''' including the 1869 Taylor Log House, where Boot Taylor, one of the first [[Sierra National Forest]] rangers was raised, the two-story Laramore-Layman House, built in the 1870s, the Raymond Jail built in 1890, and several single-room schoolhouses.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=September 1991 |title=Lingering on your way to Yosemite |work=Sunset (Vol. 187, Issue 3)}}</ref> <gallery class="center" widths=200px heights=200px> Little Church on the Hill at Oakhill Cemetery in Oakhurst, California.jpg|The Little Church on the Hill at Oakhill Cemetery 1890 Raymond Jail.jpg|The 1890 pioneer jail at Fresno Flats Historical Village was relocated from nearby [[Raymond, California|Raymond]]. </gallery>
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