Circa 1865
| HM Number | HMOLR |
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| Tags | |
| Placed By | The Family and Friends of John R. Berry 1945 – 1975 |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 5th, 2014 at 12:17am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10S E 691130 N 4288766 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.72690000, -120.80128333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 43.614', W 120° 48.077' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 43' 36.84" N, 120° 48' 4.62" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 530, 916 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 841 Pacific St, Placerville CA 95667, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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I have not seen this site but there are images available on the internet. Just Google "Stone House" Placerville, California. The term "Stone House" seems to be an accepted address although sometimes given as 841 Pacific Street. As the story goes in the 19th Century during the 1849 California Gold Rush or perhaps a few decades later it served as a Chinese brothel. A tunnel was dug between Stone House and the building at 352 Main Street in Placerville. There seem to be variations as to how the tunnel was used, 1) to let miners escape when their wives learned about their spousal extracurricular activities, and 2) that girls were brought through the tunnel to specific hotels on Main Street. There may be other versions. The building was renovated in the mid-20th Century by the late attorney John Berry. A small nickel size brass token exists manufactured about 1910-20, stating "Go to Ma's, Stone House, Placerville." So far the name "Ma" is either a Chinese family name or something like "Ma's Home Cooking." No elucidations have been forthcoming so far.