Around the Region (9/28/12)

Columbia

• STORIES IN STONE

When: Saturday and Oct. 5-6, 7 p.m.

Where: Columbia State Historic Park, three miles north of Sonora, off Highway 49

Info: Friends of Columbia State Historic Park will host the Stories in Stone Cemetery Tour at the Columbia Cemetery. This once-a-year evening event will be led by costumed volunteers holding lanterns to light the way. Guests will make several stops at grave sites where stories of those who lived and died in Columbia will be told. This year's tales include the heart-wrenching story of Abby Starbird, the explosion of H.N. Brown and Daniel Stewart's fall down a mine shaft. Cost is $25. Reservations are required. For more information and for reservations, call the Columbia State Historic Park office at (209) 588-9128.

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