El Dorado (Mud Springs) Historical Marker
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Monument with plaque:
EL DORADO (MUD SPRINGS)
Trading post, emigrant stop, and mining camp of
the 1850's, this became one of the remount stations
of the Central Overland Pony Express. Here at the
Nevada House on April 13, 1860, pony rider William
(Sam) Hamilton changed horses while carrying the
first west-bound mail of the Pony Express from
St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 700
Plaque placed by the California State Park
Commission in cooperation with the James W.
Marshall Chapter No. 49, E Clampus Vitus, Golden
Chain Council of the Mother Lode, and the Central
Overland Pony Express Trail Association, April 2, 1960.
EL DORADO (MUD SPRINGS)
Trading post, emigrant stop, and mining camp of
the 1850's, this became one of the remount stations
of the Central Overland Pony Express. Here at the
Nevada House on April 13, 1860, pony rider William
(Sam) Hamilton changed horses while carrying the
first west-bound mail of the Pony Express from
St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California.
California Registered Historical Landmark No. 700
Plaque placed by the California State Park
Commission in cooperation with the James W.
Marshall Chapter No. 49, E Clampus Vitus, Golden
Chain Council of the Mother Lode, and the Central
Overland Pony Express Trail Association, April 2, 1960.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Clampus_Vitus
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Coordinates: 38°40'56"N 120°50'53"W
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