is still perfumed by smoke.We walked around Weaverville this morning. We are only a couple of blocks from the historic area and the historic area is only about 2 blocks long.
Weaverville was established in 1850…it was a gold rush town and is steeped in gold mining history.
Like many gold mining areas there was a large Chinese population. One of the attractions here in Weaverville is the Joss House. It is the oldest continuously used Chinese Taoist temple in California. It was built in 1874 replacing one that had burned. All that foliage lining that creek below the Joss house is all blackberry vines full of ripening fruit. The photo is of the back because we didn’t take the time to go through the museum today to get to the front, maybe another day.
There is a very nice museum which is where we found this relocated miners cabin built around 1895. It was disassembled and then moved to its present location and reassembled. 
No nails were used, the walls are held together with dovetails. The porch had to be reconstructed as it was irreparable as was a lean-to that was on the back. In the picture of the interior, the door that looks like it is open to shelves, is actually stairs 
to the attic.Weaverville’s historic district is well preserved and has the usual little shops and
eateries. I had a wonderful Latté at Mamma Llamas Coffee on our way back home. Not good that there is a coffee house within walking distance! This last photo is of wild sweetpea.
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