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Reference no. 475. Placerville ( / ˈplæsərvɪl /, PLASS-ər-vil; formerly Old Dry Diggings, Dry Diggings, and Hangtown) [ 9][ 10] is a city in and the county seat of El Dorado County, California, United States. The population was 10,747 as of the 2020 census, up from 10,389 as of the 2010 census.
Placer County, California. ( 2020) Placer County ( / ˈplæsər / PLASS-ər; Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 404,739. [ 4 ] The county seat is Auburn. [ 5 ] Placer County is included in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan ...
Hangman's Tree. / 38.7282; -120.8025. Hangman's Tree was a tree in Placerville, California. The site of the tree is a California Historical Landmark No. 141, in El Dorado County, California. The stump of the tree is now under the building at 305 Main Street. During the California Gold Rush, the city was called Dry Diggins after the gold mining ...
September 18, 2017. ( #100001601) 6259 Main St. 38°54′21″N 120°50′22″W. / 38.905906°N 120.839405°W / 38.905906; -120.839405 ( Georgetown Civil War Armory) Georgetown. Georgetown CA Civil War Armory, built in 1862, circa 2014. The Armory is the oldest brick building in Georgetown and is the only extant Civil War armory ...
Combellack–Blair House. / 38.72778°N 120.79500°W / 38.72778; -120.79500. The Combellack–Blair House is a historic house in the Gold Rush town of Placerville, in El Dorado County, California, built in 1895. The landmark house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on February 14, 1985.
748. Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is a state park of California, United States, marking the discovery of gold by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in 1848, sparking the California Gold Rush. The park grounds include much of the historic town of Coloma, California, which is now considered a ghost town as well as a National ...
Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest church building in El Dorado County. The Church building was moved to its current location from its original site on the corner of Cedar Ravine and Main Street, Placerville 38.7287°N 120.796°W. The roof support beams were hand-made from local ponderosa pine trees.
U.S. Route 50 US 50 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Caltrans Length 108.624 mi (174.813 km) Existed 1926–present Tourist routes US 50 between SR 49 in Placerville and SR 89 near South Lake Tahoe Major junctions West end I-80 in West Sacramento Major intersections I-5 in Sacramento SR 99 / I-80 BL in Sacramento SR 49 in Placerville SR 89 in South Lake Tahoe East end US 50 ...