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(Redirected from Mud Spring, California) Unincorporated community in California, United States For the town formerly named El Dorado in Calaveras County, California, see Mountain Ranch, California.

38°40′58″N 120°50′52″W / 38.68278°N 120.84778°W / 38.68278; -120.84778

Unincorporated community in California, United States
El Dorado
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°40′58″N 120°50′52″W / 38.68278°N 120.84778°W / 38.68278; -120.84778
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado County
Elevation1,608 ft (490 m)
Population
 • Total4,096
California Historical Landmark
Official nameEl Dorado California
Reference no.486
California Historical Landmark
Official nameEl Dorado-Nevada House
Reference no.700
El Dorado map

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, at an elevation of 1608 feet (490 m). The population was 4,096 at the 2000 census. The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #486. The ZIP code is 95623. The community is inside area code 530.

History

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. The town incorporated in 1855 and disincorporated in 1857.

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.

Politics

In the state legislature, El Dorado is in the 1st Senate District, represented by Republican Megan Dahle, and the 5th Assembly District, represented by Republican Joe Patterson.

Federally, El Dorado is in California's 5th congressional district, represented by Republican Tom McClintock.

References

  1. "El Dorado". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  2. "El Dorado-Nevada House". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: El Dorado, California
  4. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 481. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  5. "El Dorado". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  6. Tremaine, Julie (July 1, 2024). "Once a Rat Pack favorite, this restaurant between San Francisco and Tahoe is unmissable". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  7. "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  8. "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  9. "California's 5th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
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