
Placerville and its surrounding gold-bearing canyons are recorded here during the late nineteenth-century mining era. The map details a complex network of resource extraction and early transport, centered on the South Fork American River and the Sacramento and Placerville Railroad. Dozens of active mining sites and prospector landmarks like Spanish Diggings, Mammoth Mine, and Henry Diggings dot the landscape alongside early infrastructure like the Mile Hill Toll House and Hanks Exchange.
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9 editions found
12 maps found

1891 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA

1892 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA

1893 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA

1949 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA

1949 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA

1950 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA

1976 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA
2012 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA
2015 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA
2018 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA
2022 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA

2023 Placerville
El Dorado County, CA