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…
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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…
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…
Community Profiles – Shingle Springs, Part 1
In March of 1849, a company of ten men left Monroe, Michigan determined to cross the plains and settle in California. A man named Kertland was the captain of the company, which consisted of David B. Scott, D. Ashley, A.…