Located just three miles east of downtown Placerville, the town known at various times as Smith’s Flat, Smith Flat and Smithflat, was not only an important stop along the Placerville wagon and stage road, but also a mining town of…
Author: Doug Noble
Community Profiles – Small Towns East of Georgetown
Not many people realize that there was an immigration route from what is now Highway 50, through the back country to Georgetown. It left the main road at Georgetown Junction, near Strawberry, and went through Union (Onion) Valley before heading…
Steppin’ Out – C. G. DiArie joins with Zachary Jack (ZJ) Specialty Foods
On Labor Day Weekend, C. G. DiArie Winery opened their tasting room and wine garden in the same building with Zachary Jack (ZJ) Specialty Foods, which is located in the old Zachary Jacques Restaurant, about three miles east of Diamond…
Community Profiles – Shingle Springs, Part 2
With Shingle Springs still growing rapidly, due to the arrival of the tracks of the Placerville & Sacramento Valley Railroad in 1865, most people believed there was no end to their success and that the local economy would continue to…