El Dorado, California
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation | 1,610 ft (490 m) |
| Official name | El Dorado, California[2] |
| Reference no. | 486 |
| Official name | El Dorado-Nevada House [3] |
| Reference no. | 700 |
El Dorado (Spanish for "The Golden") is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) southwest of Placerville,[4] at an elevation of 1608 feet (490 m).[1] The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #486.[2] The ZIP code is 95623. The community is inside area code 530.
History
[edit | edit source]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 Carson Trail, by 1849-50 it had become the center of a mining district and the crossroads for freight and stagecoach 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 Central Overland Pony Express. On April 13, 1860, William (Sam) Hamilton, a pony rider, changed horses at the Nevada House, he was carrying the first westbound mail of the Pony Express from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento.
The first post office in Mud Spring was opened in 1851, the name was changed to El Dorado in 1855.[4] The town incorporated in 1855 and disincorporated in 1857.[4]
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 Rat Pack - frequently stopped there.[5]
Politics
[edit | edit source]In the state legislature, El Dorado is in the 1st senatorial district, represented by Republican Megan Dahle,[6] and the 5th Assembly district, represented by Republican Joe Patterson.[7]
Federally, El Dorado is in California's 5th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom McClintock.[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Dorado, California
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- Unincorporated communities in California
- Unincorporated communities in El Dorado County, California
- California Historical Landmarks
- Unincorporated communities in the Sacramento metropolitan area
- Populated places established in 1849
- 1849 establishments in California
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