JULIAN’S HISTORY COMES TO LIFE

Julian history comes to life on Sundays from 12 to 4 p.m.  You will see the Julian Doves & Desperados, Julian’s own re-enactment group roaming the streets of the historic down town area.   Authentically dressed in early western attire dating from the late 1800s, the years gold was discovered and mined from our local mountains.  The group also performs a variety of historic comedy skits at their stage area between the Julian Market & Deli and Cabbages and Kings, located near the intersection of Main Street and Washington.

            This group of locals and honorary locals reminds us of how we were, way back then.  The lady’s characters are Molly Scott, the lady-about-town and Gypsie Davenporte, the town businesswoman madam.  The gents in the group represent several characters drawn straight from Julian history books. The dapper Doc Hopkins owned one of the more popular saloons in town.  Captain Cooper, repeatedly mistaken for Buffalo Bill, may have drifted with Julian’s Confederate founders as they came west after the Civil War.  Other characters have come from the imagination of their re-enactors.  Snake Julian can be a gunfighter or the judge (with his top hat and frock coat, some whisper he’s the undertaker).

            You will enjoy meeting the colorful characters and watching any or all of the original skits presented at 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 PM.  Please, come and join in the fun and revelry of the era.  You are encouraged to bring your camera to record your trip back in time.