Today, we are talking about a murder at Dragoon’s Gulch, in Sonora, Ca. No evidence of the gulch’s murderous past remains. On the Dragoon Gulch walking trail area in Sonora.  The trail begins at the top of Woods Creek Rotary Park across from the Mother Lode Fairgrounds. When you cross Wood’s Creek you reach the bottom of Dragoon Gulch.  It is free to walk the trail, and dogs are welcome. 

Sources:

https://www.sonoraca.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dragoon-trail-history.pdf

http://mygoldrushtales.com/murder-at-dragoon-gulch/

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