Placerville

[Marker facing Bee Street]

PLACERVILLE

Known as Hangtown

In the days of “49”

to

Sutter’s Fort

Sacramento

50 Miles

[Marker facing Coloma Street-State Hwy 49]

PLACERVILLE

------to------

Coloma 8mi.

Where gold was

first discovered by

James W. Marshall in ...

Placerville Clothing Co. Building

Branch Saloon

Bingham’s Jewelry

Seligman Building

Ewing Building

Collins Auto Parts

Placerville Clothing

A log building owned by C.C. Williams once stood on the western portion of this lot. In 1853 thirsty miners stopped here for a drink at Mrs. Little’s Branch Saloon. For a ...

Site of Placerville Drive In Market

Owned and operated by the

Ray Gier Family

From 1946 to 1955

Owned and operated by the Bing Peterson

and Thomas C. Smith Families

From 1955 to 1967

Marker is on Main Street west of California Highway 49, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Placerville Hardware

Oldest continuously operating

hardware store west of the Mississippi River

One hundred forty years in business

Courtesy hmdb.org

Placerville Pony Express

Station and Terminus

Gold Rush town and Western Terminus of the Placerville – Carson Road to the Comstock. Placerville was a relay station of the Central Overland Pony Express, April 4, 1860 – June 30, 1861. Here on April 4, 1860 ...

Placerville

Originally Known as “Hangtown”

Established on banks of “Hangtown” Creek as rich mining camp in spring of 1848. Millions in gold were taken from its ravines and hills. Supply center for surrounding mining camps and transportation terminus for famous Comstock ...