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Guests at Riverside Lodge can spend many hours enjoying the cultural opportunities in the community. There are several buildings furnished with period pieces at the Grand Encampment Museum. The research center can keep one occupied for days looking over the early Western history of the Encampment and Riverside community.
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Encampment has a Mayor/Council system of Government. The Council meets regularly the Historic City Hall. The Hall contains a small auditorium and stage for performances of Melodramas and for meetings. The auditorium/hall has great acoustics! A local performers' club offers performances at community celebrations, some times with a dinner theater. |
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The City Hall Bell Tower waits for the bell to toll, but sadly, the bell has been removed and access blocked. The City Hall has hosted dances, parties, weddings, programs, funerals and town meetings over the years. | |
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Encampment and Riverside grew into cities because of copper mining activities in the Sierra Madre Mountains. There was a tramway from the mines to the smelter in Riverside. Some of the original tram towers and ore carts are on display at the Grand Encampment Museum. | |
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The Grand View Park extends on behind the grounds of the Grand Encampment Museum. Open area invites a ball game or outdoor concert before the sweetheart pavilion. | |
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Grand Encampment Museum has a fine research area that houses a large part of the extensive collection of pioneer gear, newspapers, research books, photos and other media. | |
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The covered wagon stands majestically behind the graceful memorial fountain near the research center for the museum. | |
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Enjoy a quiet moment in the gazebo at the Japanese Park just on the other side of the Grand View Park. | |
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