Sacramento Street, a portion of which is now Highway 49 between Placerville and Diamond Springs, was at one time the only reasonable way to get from Placerville to Sacramento. In Diamond Springs it connected with the road commonly known as…
Category: Road Names of El Dorado County
Where Did That Road Name Come From? – R
Rancheria Court and Drive are associated with the Shingle Springs Rancheria, a large parcel of land purchased by the government around 1920 for a group of Native Americans who at the time were residing near a place called Verona, on…
Where Did That Road Name Come From? P – Q
Tahoe’s Pacific Crest Trail is a part of a connecting group of trails that stretch from Mexico to Canada. 2650 miles in length, it takes about five months to hike the entire route. Palmer Drive, in Cameron Park once served…
Where Did That Road Name Come From? N – O
Continuing through the alphabet of common and obscure names given the local roads and streets over the past century and a half: Nashville Trail was once a road that connected the area east of Diamond Springs to the mining community…