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[1] Identify the type of source: Government Website (California State Parks)

[2] Identify the type of source: Organizational Website (County of El Dorado)

[3] Identify the type of source: PDF (Historic Inventory Resources)

[4] Identify the type of source: Organizational Website (County of El Dorado)

[5] Identify the type of source: Government Website (City of Placerville, California)

[6] Identify the type of source: Organizational Website (El Dorado County Historical Society

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[8] Identify the type of source: PDF (United States Department off the Interior National Park Service)

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Site of the Pony Express
Located on the corner of Main and Sacramento Street is the site of the Pony Express where 80 riders including William, “Buffalo Bill” Cody, relayed mail by horseback between Missouri and Sacramento. The Pony Express ran from April 1860 through June 1861 when the telegraph came into use.

Cary House Hotel
The Cary House Hotel is located at 300 Main St and was built in 1857. The three-story hotel was built out of brick to help prevent the devastation that was served upon several local hotels that were destroyed during the fires that destroyed a large portion of Placerville in 1857. The Cary House was also the hub of the Wells Fargo stage lines. It’s estimated that more than $900 million dollars of gold and silver passed through the doors of the Cary House during the transfer between the Mother Lode and the Nevada Comstock.

Site of the famous Hangman’s Tree.
California State Historic Landmark #141 indicates the site of the Hangman’s Tree located at 305 Main Street. The 1849 hanging of robbers and murderers inspired “Hangtown” one of the town’s early names.

Masonic Lodge Building
The Masonic lodge is located at 419 Main Street. The three-story brick building was constructed in 1893. This is the only still standing building that was originally erected with three stories within the Placerville city limits. Prior to the building of the Masonic Lodge, the site was the home of the Nebraska Saloon and an undertaking business.

Placerville Hardware
Placerville Hardware is located at 441 Main Street and is the oldest continuously operating hardware store west of the Mississippi.

The Bell Tower
The Bell Tower located near the center of Main Street was erected in 1865 to alert the fire fighters and townspeople in the event of a fire.

Fountain and Tallman Soda Works
The Fountain and Tallman Soda Works is located at 542 Main Street and is constructed of brick and stone survived the fire of 1856. Spring water obtained from a fresh water spring behind the building was bottled and sold to miners.

Site of John Studebaker Shop
John Studebaker's Shop was located at 543 Main Street. The former automobile maker, use to build wheelbarrows on Main Street Placerville. The wheelbarrows were used by miners during the California Gold Rush. The building no longer exists, but the City of Placerville pays homage to this historic figure by holding a wheelbarrow race during the annual El Dorado County Fair.

Placerville Soda Works Building
The United States Department of the Interior placed the John Pearson Soda Works on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1985. This property located at 594 Main Street was purchased in 1859 by ice merchant, John Pearson. The property included a mine that burrowed into a hill. Pearson built a stone building around the mine taking advantage of naturally cool temperature of the mine tunnel to store the ice. Pearson sold many other items including soda water, cream soda and syrups. After his death, Pearson’s sons added the second story in 1897 to use as a bottling factory for the burgeoning soda business. The sons later sold the business in 1904 and the new owners renamed the business Placerville Soda Works.

Druid Monument
Corner of Main and Cedar Ravine

The Druid Monument was placed by the fraternal organization on this site in 1926. The monument is in recognition of the first Druid Grove in California.

Bedford Avenue
Take a drive down historic Bedford Avenue.

Site of Old Dry Diggins Mining Camp - NE Corner of Bedford and Main
Historical Landmark No 475 observes the significance of the site of Old Dry Diggins Mining Camp. The camp was established in 1848 during the California Gold Rush. The camp was located on the banks of the Hangtown Creek and served as a supply center for miners and a transportation hub. The camp inspired, “Dry Diggins”, one of the city’s historic names.

The Plumado House-2934 Bedford Avenue
The 1 ½ story, Pioneer style, Plumado House, was built sometime around 1860. The house is built into the hillside that was created by mining activity. The lower story is beneath the hillside and has 18 inch thick walls made of hand carved lava. ("Historic Resources inventory", 1985)

The Shakespeare Club – 2940 Bedford Avenue
The Shakespeare Club is the oldest continuously active Women’s Club in the United States. The club was originally organized in 1897 for the purpose of studying the works of William Shakespeare. The Shakespeare Club was originally located on Union Street; however, due to construction of State Highway 50 the members relocated the building during the summer of 1951 to its present site on Bedford Avenue.

The Bosquit House – 2957 Bedford Avenue
The Bosquit House was built around 1900 and was one of the first homes to use concrete material for the building’s foundation. The home was built by one of Placerville’s more prominent citizens, Archibald Bosquit, who served as the undertaker, tax collector and county sheriff.

A.J. Kennedy House – 2977 Bedford Avenue
The A. J. Kennedy House was built in the Classic style in 1878. The home was one of the largest homes built in the area and was frequently described as a “mansion”. The home was built and lived in by Andrew Jackson Kennedy, deputy collector for the Internal Revenue Service. ("Historic Resources Inventory.

The Ingram-Atwood House – 2985 Bedford Avenue
The Queen Anne Cottage, Ingram-Atwood House, was built around 1870. The house was built by George Ingram, one of the developers of Placerville. The design of this home features the entrance which is located diagonally at the corner of the home. The home was purchased by the Atwood family in in 1907. The home was updated after World War II when front gable was added and the exterior front porch was enclosed. ("Historical Resources Inventory.

The Goodrich House – 2991 Bedford Avenue
The Goodrich House was built sometime around 1918. The square shaped 1 ½ story Classic Cottage includes a one story extension at the back of the home. A feature of the home site is the retaining wall made of stacked Mariposa Slate that dates to the 1850s. The home was built for Don Goodrich, the Superintendent of Schools in Placer County.