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A former Maidu settlement called Indak was located at the site of the town. [11]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.
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.
82002174 [ 1] Added to NRHP. January 4, 1982. Confidence Hall is a historic Italianate Style, Victorian brick building in Placerville, El Dorado County, California. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on January 4, 1982.
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 ...
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 ...
84000770 [1] Added to NRHP. September 13, 1984. The Fountain-Tallman Soda Works is a historic building in Placerville, El Dorado County, California. It currently houses the Fountain & Tallman Museum, which is owned and operated by the El Dorado County Historical Society. The rustic vernacular Victorian stone and brick building, of the Gold ...
1256 Lincoln Way. 38°53′52″N 121°04′30″W. / 38.897847°N 121.074972°W / 38.897847; -121.074972 ( Oddfellows Hall) Auburn. Three-story red brick Italianate home of IOOF Lodge No. 7, founded in 1852. Henry T. Holmes, builder of the Hall, was a '49er and a founding father of Auburn.
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 ...