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Placerville (/ ˈ p l æ s ər v ɪ l /, PLASS-ər-vil; placer, Spanish for "sand deposit", representing the placer mining that was predominant in the town's development, and ville, French for "town") 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 ...
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During the California Gold Rush, the city was called Dry Diggins after the gold mining camp, but was known as Hangtown, as vigilantes ("Judge Lynch") hung many men for different types of crimes. During the Gold Rush, the site was Elstner's Hay Yard, next to the Jackass Inn. Hangtown was later renamed Placerville. [1] [2]
Cool, formerly known as Cave Valley, is a small town in El Dorado County, California, [1] about 40 miles (64 km) from Sacramento, the state capital. Cool is at an elevation of 1,532 feet (467 m). [1] The population is 4,100 according to the 2010 census and is contained within the area code 530 with a ZIP code of 95614.
Gold Hill (formerly, Granite Hill) [2] is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. [1] It is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Coloma, [2] at an elevation of 1621 feet (494 m). [1] Originally a mining district, Gold Hill became an important farming region once a canal was dug to the area from Hangtown Creek, near Placerville.
An El Dorado Transit bus in Sacramento. El Dorado Transit is the operator of mass transportation in El Dorado County, California.Service is provided to the highly urbanized corridor of Western Slope suburbs of Sacramento, California.
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It was the first time that the national midgets raced at the track. [1] That same year, the World of Outlaws sprint cars made their first appearance at the track in approximately twenty years. [ 5 ] In 2020, the weekly races were broadcast on FloRacing [ 6 ] as the track was not allowed to have fans due to the global pandemic.