6/12/2020
6/12/2020
Landmark information
- Location:
N side of intersection of Pleasant Valley Rd and Church St, El Dorado - Plaque:
Official State Plaque - Site:
Existing - Date First Visited:
12/27/1995 - Date Most Recently Visited:
6/12/2020
About this landmark
Plaque text:
El Dorado
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 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.