Continuing with the early copies of Sacramento’s first daily newspaper, “The Daily Union,” we go first to the April 30, 1851 edition where there is a story about a murder in the area south of Shingle Springs. “MURDER. – An…
Category: Community Profiles
Criminal Annals, Part 46 – From the Book
The book often referred to as “The History of El Dorado County,” is actually titled, “Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men & Pioneers.” It was originally published in 1883 by…
Placerville’s Living Christmas Tree
Each year the City of Placerville installs lights on the tall redwood tree that stands on the northeast corner of Bedford Avenue and Main Streets, next to a building that was the post office and then the the District…
American River Canyon, Part 7 – Lover’s Leap to the Summit
Because the present Highway 50 is north of the original route through Strawberry Valley, it bypasses three stations that were along the old road that passed between the two halves of Lover’s Leap: Baker’s Place, Devil’s Gap (Section House) and…