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Mariposa Museum & History Center

Name: Mariposa Museum & History Center
Address: 5119 Jesse Street, Mariposa, CA, 95338, US

5119 Jesse Street

Mariposa, CA 95338

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209-966-2924

Hours

Daily: 10:00am to 4:00pm

About

The Mariposa area was said to have been named by a Spanish Priest under the direction of explorer, Gabriel Moraga. Moraga was the leader of a 25-man troop that explored central California in 1806. When he and his expedition came upon a creek laced with thousands of yellow butterflies, they named the area “Mariposa” which was the Spanish word for butterfly.

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