Strawberry is a small

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on the South Fork

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, south-southwest of Pyramid Peak, along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the

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. The sign on the highway reads population 50. The town became a popular resort in the 1850s, and a station along the Central Overland

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between Yank's Station and Webster's, Sugar Loaf House Station. It was along the

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Sierra Nevada Southern Route by 1916. The site is now registered as

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#707. Strawberry is also the home of Lovers Leap climbing area. Lovers Leap in Strawberry, CA 1

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