El Dorado (Mud Springs) - El Dorado, CA
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saopaulo1
N 38° 40.949 W 120° 50.927
10S E 687117 N 4283738
One of two markers in El Dorado, CA.
Waymark Code: WM96Q4
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2010
Views: 10
"Trading post, emigrant stop, and mining camp of the 1850s, this became one of the remount stations of the Central Overland Pony Express. On April 13, 1860, pony rider William (Sam) Hamilton changed horses here at the Nevada House while carrying the first westbound mail of the Pony Express from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento."
Marker Number: 700.00
Marker Name: El Dorado (Mud Springs)
County: El Dorado
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 04/02/1960
Location:
SW corner of Pleasant Valley Rd near Church St, El Dorado
Website: Not listed
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