Salmon Falls
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heringermr
N 38° 42.030 W 121° 06.570
10S E 664396 N 4285237
California Historical Landmark #571
Waymark Code: WM71A8
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/17/2009
Views: 15
This historic mining town, and other mining camps of the gold rush era now inundated by Folsom Lake, are commemorated by the nearby Mormon Island Memorial Cemetery. Here were reburied the pioneers whose graves were flooded when the lake was formed by Folsom Dam.
Salmon Falls was located on the banks of the South Fork of the American river, at the mouth of Sweetwater creek. The name of the town was derived from the cataract in the American river near the site of the town where the Indians used to come down from the mountains to catch salmon.
Marker Number: 571.00
Marker Name: SALMON FALLS
County: El Dorado
Has Official CA Plaque: no
Marker Dedication Date: 04/01/1957
Location:
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area, Green Valley Rd, 0.1 mi NE of El Dorado-Sacramento County line, 4 mi NE of Folsom
Website: [Web Link]
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