- Angels Hotel
The Angels Hotel in
Angels Camp, California was the hotel where the authorMark Twain heard a story that he would later turn into his short story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County ."The hotel was originally a
canvas tent erected by C.C. Lake in 1851, and replaced by a one-story wooden structure. It was rebuilt with stone in 1855, and a second story was added in 1857.In front of the building is the "Frog Hop of Fame," where
commemorative plaque s are embedded in thesidewalk for the winners of the annual Jumping Frog Jubilee frog jumping contest.The building, no longer housing a hotel, is registered as
California Historical Landmark #734 and is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places (NPS-72000220).External links
* [http://www.frogtown.org/ Jumping Frog Jubilee]
* [http://www.cityofangels.org/froghop.htm Frog Hop of Fame]
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