Weird California - By Joe Parzanese
Back in the 1870s two giant charcoal kilns were built in order to turn wood into charcoal for the silver mine up at Cerro Gordo.
History
Some of the lesser known and more bizarre history of California is featured here ranging from the U.S. attempts at having a camel corps in the 1800s to Japanese attacks on California during World War II and even to the amazing journey of Elmer McCurdy's corpse! Prepare yourself for stories about how a clock provided an albi, the Emperor of the United States, the great state of Jefferson, and Joaquin Murrietta's horse groomer!
