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El Dorado, California

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In 1945, a bar in an 1850s building, originally a Wells Fargo weigh station, was converted into roadside barbecue joint, called Poor Red’s Bar-B-Q. Because the town is roughly halfway between San Francisco and Lake Tahoe, drivers - including the
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lines. At the height of the rush its large gold production supported a population of several thousand. It was incorporated as the town of El Dorado in 1856. El Dorado was a station of the
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El Dorado, "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
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The first post office in Mud Spring was opened in 1851, the name was changed to El Dorado in 1855. The town incorporated in 1855 and disincorporated in 1857.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Dorado, California
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For the town formerly named El Dorado in Calaveras County, California, see
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Unincorporated communities in El Dorado County, California
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Mountain Ranch, California
38°40′58″N 120°50′52″W / 38.68278°N 120.84778°W / 38.68278; -120.84778
Unincorporated community
Poor Red's Bar-B-Q in downtown El Dorado
El Dorado is located in California
El Dorado is located in the United States
38°40′58″N 120°50′52″W / 38.68278°N 120.84778°W / 38.68278; -120.84778
United States
California
El Dorado County
California Historical Landmark
California Historical Landmark

Spanish
unincorporated community
El Dorado County
California
Placerville
California Historical Landmark
ZIP code
area code 530
Carson Trail
stagecoach
Central Overland
Pony Express
St. Joseph, Missouri
Sacramento
Rat Pack
state legislature
the 1st Senate District

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