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- The Armory (building on
the right) is another fine specimen of Gold Rush architecture;
its massive iron doors are among the largest to be found in the
Gold Country. Built in 1864 by public subscription, at a cost
of over $8,000, the brick building served as the armory and training
center for the Copperopolis Union Guard of the California State
Militia's Third Brigade during the Civil War. Enlistment records
show that eighteen Copperopolians joined the Union forces during
the war. The building was sold a few years after its completion
for $800 in gold. In 1875, the I.O.O.F. acquired the building.
Recently restored, the structure currently serves as a community
hall.
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