Adventure: 051, Site 107 –
City of Placerville
California Landmark Number: 475
Team: Thing One, Thing Two
Date: September 27, 2012
Location:
Latitude:
38° 43.783′ N
Longitude:
120° 47.945′ W
Address: NE corner of Bedford and Main, Placerville
The walk through downtown Placerville
continued. We passed by the post office building, which was not a
historical landmark, but close by was a landmark commerating
Placerville. At its incorporation in 1857, it was the third largest
city in California. Before that, it was known as Hangtown—for
obvious reasons. The name Placerville was used because of its kind of
gold mining used in the area—placer. The Waymarking site notes that
around this plaque is the tree used for Christmas lights.
NO. 475 OLD DRY DIGGINS-OLD HANGTOWN-PLACERVILLE - This rich mining camp was established on the banks of Hangtown Creek in the spring of 1848. Millions in gold were taken from its ravines and hills, and it served as a supply center for mining camps and transportation terminus for the famous Comstock Lode. John M. Studebaker, Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, Phillip Armour, and Edwin Markham were among well-known men who contributed to Placerville's history, as did John A. 'Snowshoe' Thompson, who carried from 60 to 80 pounds of mail on skis from Placerville over the Sierra to Carson Valley during winter months.
Location: NE corner of Bedford and Main, Placerville
References:
Overall Landmark References:
- David Schmitt's California
State Historical Landmark (Schmitt)
- Wikipedia: California's
National Landmarks (WCNL)
- State of California's California
Historical Landmarks (CHL)
- Wikipedia: California
State Landmarks (WCSL)
- State of California Historical
Resources (CHR)
- Noehill
(NOE)
- Historical
Marker Database (HMDB)
- WayMarking
(WAY)
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