Place:Jamestown, Tuolumne, California, United States

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NameJamestown
TypeCensus-designated place
Coordinates37.955°N 120.405°W
Located inTuolumne, California, United States
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Jamestown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The population was 3,433 at the 2010 census, up from 3,017 at the 2000 census. Formerly a California Gold Rush town, Jamestown is now a California Historical Landmark.[1] Jamestown is the home of Railtown 1897 State Historic Park and the Sierra Railway, which operates steam passenger trains.

Scenes from Back to the Future Part III, the third film in the final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy, were filmed in Jamestown. A scene from the 2004 movie Hidalgo was also filmed there. Exterior scenes from the TV series Petticoat Junction, The Wild Wild West, and Green Acres were filmed in and near Jamestown, as well as parts of the Little House on the Prairie TV series.

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