Knapp Block. Cavalier Memorial Museum. The Future of Columbia Recognizing the opportunity to preserve and interpret for future generations a typical Gold Rush town, the State Legis- lature enacted legislation, which was approved by Governor Earl Warren on July 15, 1945, creating Columbia Historic State Park. In addition to preserving the remaining historic structures in the main business section of town, lands are in the process of being acquired in surrounding blocks in conformity with a master plan approved by the State Park Commission on September 17, 1948, thus assuring the preservation of outstand- ing historic sites and providing an adequate setting for this "Gem of the Southern Mines." It is not the intention of the State to relegate Columbia to the status of a ghost town. Rather, civic activities of the townspeople will be encouraged to pro- long the life of the living community. Hand in hand with this will be retention of historic atmosphere through such mediums as the restoration of structures, development of economic en- deavors typical of early Columbia, and appropriate interpretive developments including exhibits. Administration Columbia is one of more than 150 areas administered by the California State Park Commission through the Division of Beaches and Parks, Department of Natural Resources. The William Cavalier Museum, in the old Knapp building on Main Street, state-owned and free to the public, contains a large variety of objects associated with the Gold Rush and pioneers of this area. For further information write to Division of Beaches and Parks, P.O. Box 2390, Sacramento 11, California. printed in CALIFORNIA STATE PRINTING OFFICE