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Historical Landmark

USA / California / Deer Park / Pleasant Valley Road
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Monument with plaque:
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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.

Historical Landmark No. 486

California State Park Commission

Monument base erected by the Mother Lode Lions Club
of Diamond Springs and El Dorado.
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Coordinates:   38°40'57"N   120°50'54"W
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