6/12/2020

6/12/2020

Landmark information

  • Location:
    N side of intersection of Pleasant Valley Rd and Church St, El Dorado
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Existing
  • Date First Visited:
    12/27/1995
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    6/12/2020

About this landmark

Plaque text:

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.