The "Clampers" started durng the Gold Rush. You can see their pranks everywhere!
But the men who make up the groups called Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitus, more commonly known as Clampers, do more than poke fun at more staid, straight-laced and ritualistic groups. They keep history alive in the Western United . And the history they keep alive is the history of Highway 49 and the Gold Rush.