El Dorado

El Dorado (HM8I2)

Location: El Dorado, CA 95623 El Dorado County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 40.953', W 120° 50.917'

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El Dorado, meaning "The Gilded One", was first known as Mud Springs from the boggy quagmire the cattle and horses made of a nearby watering place.

Originally a important camp along 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.
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HM NumberHM8I2
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Marker Number486
Placed ByThe California State Park Commission, Monument base erected by The Mother Lode Lions Club of Diamond Springs and El Dorado
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, September 23rd, 2014 at 11:26am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 687131 N 4283746
Decimal Degrees38.68255000, -120.84861667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 40.953', W 120° 50.917'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 40' 57.18" N, 120° 50' 55.02" W
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Area Code(s)530, 916
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 6187 Pleasant Valley Rd, El Dorado CA 95623, US
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