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A former Maidu settlement called Indak was located at the site of the town. [9]After the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in nearby Coloma, California, by James W. Marshall in 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush, the small town now known as Placerville was known as Dry Diggin's after the manner in which the miners moved cartloads of dry soil to run water to separate the gold from the soil.
In Southern California, officials are warning of a new Facebook Marketplace scam that left several victims not only down a significant chunk of change, but also without the secondhand vehicle they ...
The stone walls of the building are more than 2 feet (0.61 m) thick so ice and soda supplies could be kept cool. These construction materials also have protected it from fires that destroyed surrounding buildings (3 fires occurred in 1856 alone), and as a result it is one of the oldest buildings in Placerville. [2]
Placerville California El Dorado County Fair and John M Studebaker El Dorado County Fair Goat El Dorado County Fair Wheelbarrow Race. The large range of events held at the fairgrounds include the county fair, annual Cowboys and Cornbread event (sponsored by El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce, the El Dorado County Visitors Authority, and El Dorado County Fairgrounds), Crab & Chowder Gala, [8 ...
The John Pearson Soda Works, also referred to as the Placerville Soda Works, is a historic rustic vernacular Victorian brick building in Placerville, El Dorado County, California. The building, in the Gold Country region, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on December 12, 1985. The building housed the Cozmic Café ...
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Retardant and dozer lines are seen around Placerville Airport on Saturday, July 7, 2024, as crews worked to control the Pay Fire. On Sunday, firefighters said the fire’s forward progress had ...