Graniteville, California

A historic mining town in the Sierra Nevada mountains

1897 Picnic at Bowman Lake

| February 9, 2014

I have been adding stories from Barry Kyle – find more in the section “Stories from the Past”. Here’s another story he contributed from one of his earliest photos. For the full story and a lovely poem, click here.

A Graniteville Love Story from the 1890’s

| February 2, 2014

Thanks to Barry Kyle from Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia for sending a treasure trove of stories and pictures about his Grandmother Annie McLean Kyle who lived in Graniteville. The McLean’s ran the Golden State Hotel –  pictured below. It burned down in 1949.   Stay tuned for more! Click here for the story