Longtime Murphys resident and historian Judith Marvin presents here a captivating selection of images that detail the towns journey through time, along with that of surrounding communities like Dorrington, Bear Valley, Avery, Douglas Flat, and Vallecito. Marvin, who for 11 years directed the Calaveras County Museum, brings a unique and studied perspective of Murphys past and present. With these photos, and most of Murphys homes and businesses still as they were, its easy to imagine oneself walking these streets in the 1860s.