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The El Dorado County Fair[ 1] is held in Placerville, California, every Father's Day weekend. The annual event opens on the third Thursday in June and concludes on the following Sunday evening. Started in 1859, the El Dorado County Fair includes four days of exhibitions, [ 2] contests, competitions, concerts, carnival rides, food, and more. [ 3]
A former Maidu settlement called Indak was located at the site of the town. [11]After the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in nearby Coloma, California, by James W. Marshall in 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush, the small town now known as Placerville was known as Dry Diggin's after the manner in which the miners moved cartloads of dry soil to run water to separate the gold from the soil.
When the El Dorado County Fair used to rotate the location of the event, Confidence Hall was one of its venues in Placerville. [7] In 1902, the building became Placerville City Hall. [8] The Placerville City Library, the first public library in the county, was established in the upper floor of the building in 1906. [9]
GNIS feature ID. 277273. Congressional districts. 3rd, 5th. Website. www.edcgov.us. El Dorado County ( / ˌɛldəˈrɑːdoʊ / ⓘ ), officially the County of El Dorado, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 191,185. [ 5 ] The county seat is Placerville. [ 6 ]
December 12, 1985. The John Pearson Soda Works, also referred to as the Placerville Soda Works, is a historic rustic vernacular Victorian brick building in Placerville, El Dorado County, California. The building, in the Gold Country region, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on December 12, 1985.
Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest church building in El Dorado County. The Church building was moved to its current location from its original site on the corner of Cedar Ravine and Main Street, Placerville 38.7287°N 120.796°W. The roof support beams were hand-made from local ponderosa pine trees.
Coordinates: 38.90104°N 121.06818°W. The Arts Council of Placer County (PlacerArts) is the official Placer County, California, USA arts council . The Arts Council of Placer County (PlacerArts) was established in 1983 as a not-for-profit agency. As the catalyst for the arts and humanities in Placer County, the Council encourages excellence and ...
The Church of Our Saviour is a historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church located at 2979 Coloma Street, in Placerville, El Dorado County, California, in the United States. The church is part of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California. On November 17, 1977, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Episcopal Church ...