Tamaroo Bar (site) | interesting place, ghost town

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Historic research in the Placer Herald links the trail to Tamaroo Bar, named for the "Ship Tahamaroo" which brought the first miners around Cape Horn to San Francisco in 1849. Some of the men on the ship began their mining endeavors at this location on the American River. A ferry crossing was established at Tamaroo Bar in 1852 by Thomas Williams linking the Auburn to Coloma trails during the Gold Rush years. Tamaroo Bar was one of the favorite haunts of the late Frank Olrich. He was able to identify "Tamaroo" as an Australian word meaning rowdy.

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Coordinates:   38°53'16"N   121°2'56"W
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