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El Dorado - El Dorado, CA
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saopaulo1
N 38° 40.956 W 120° 50.909
10S E 687143 N 4283751
The second of two CHL in El Dorado, CA.
Waymark Code: WM96Q6
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2010
Views: 9
"El Dorado, 'The Gilded One,' was first known as Mud Springs from the boggy quagmire the cattle and horses made of a nearby watering place. Originally an important camp on the old Carson Emigrant Trail, by 1849-50 it had become the center of a mining district and the crossroads for freight and stage lines. At the height of the rush its large gold production supported a population of several thousand."
Marker Number: 486.00
![](/images/spacer.gif) Marker Name: El Dorado
![](/images/spacer.gif) County: El Dorado
![](/images/spacer.gif) Has Official CA Plaque: yes
![](/images/spacer.gif) Marker Dedication Date: 08/07/1951
![](/images/spacer.gif) Location: N side of intersection of Pleasant Valley Rd and Church St, El Dorado
![](/images/spacer.gif) Website: Not listed
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