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Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA



 


Notizen:
Wikipedia 2016:

Placerville formerly Old Dry Diggings, Dry Diggings, and Hangtown) is the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,389 at the 2010 census, up from 9,610 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History:

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 running water to separate the gold from the soil. Later in 1849, the town earned its most common historical name, "Hangtown", because of the numerous hangings that had occurred there. According to the museum guide at the Fountain & Tallman Museum, there were only three hangings that occurred after three men on horseback came into town with guns ablaze. The name stuck after that. By about 1850, the temperance league and a few local churches had begun to request that a more friendly name be bestowed upon the town. The name was not changed until 1854 when the City of Placerville was incorporated. At its incorporation Placerville was the third largest town in California. In 1857 the county seat was then moved from Coloma to Placerville, where it remains today.

Placerville was a central hub for the Mother Lode region's mining operations. The town had many services, including transportation (of people and goods), lodging, banking, and had a market and general store. The history of hard-rock mining is evidenced by an open and accessible Gold Bug Park & Mine, now a museum with tours and books.

The Southern Pacific Railroad once had a branch line that extended from Sacramento to Placerville. The track was abandoned in the 1980s. The Camino, Placerville and Lake Tahoe Railroad (now abandoned) also operated an 8-mile (13 km) shortline that operated between Camino, California, and Placerville until June 17, 1986. As of March 29, 2007, 52 miles (84 km) of the right-of-way have been purchased by the city of Folsom, and 18 miles (29 km) of track have been restored. Plans are in motion for a tourist train along the route by 2015.

The town's first post office opened in 1850.

Placerville is now registered as California Historical Landmark #701.

Ort : Geographische Breite: 38.7296252, Geographische Länge: -120.79854599999999


Geburt

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Geburt    Personen-Kennung 
1 Garratt, Helen  12 Jan 1928Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA I32662

Tod

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   Nachname, Taufnamen    Tod    Personen-Kennung 
1 Bollinger, Etta Chaney  8 Jan 1957Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA I25599
2 Ferrie, Amandus Jim  15 Nov 1988Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA I148748
3 Haun, Mary Polly  1848Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA I25562
4 Moody, William Dozier  8 Mrz 1964Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA I25587
5 Williams, Joyce Mignon  16 Jun 1999Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA I24128

Eheschließung

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   Familie    Eheschließung    Familien-Kennung 
1 Vansickle / van Vleck  6 Jun 1871Placerville, El Dorado County, California, USA F8167