Cheap Things To Do in Shingle Springs, California

Inscription. On this site the Boston-Newton Joint Stock Association encamped on September 26, 1849. The company left Boston April 16 and arrived at Sutters Fort September 27. After a remarkable journey across the continent a rich ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The youngest town acquisition of El Dorado County owes its origin to the Placerville and Sacramento Valley Railroad. They established a station for neighboring Amador County at this crossing of the roads. The town started ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Past this point on the Old Coloma Road, running between Sutters Fort and his sawmill on the American River, James W. Marshall rode with the first gold discovered at Coloma on Jan. 24, 1848. Traveled by thousands to and ... More on HMDB

The Fausel Family has continuously operated Placerville Hardware, Inc. for the past 56 years. Located in Downtown Placerville, also known as "Old Hangtown," they have focused on superb customer ser... More on Placervillehardware.com

Inscription. Oldest continuously operating hardware store west of the Mississippi River One hundred forty years in business, , Erected 1993 by The Marguerite Parlor #12, Native Daughters of the Go... More on HMDB

CERES State Historical Landmarks El Dorado County California State Historical Landmarks in El Dorado County Properties of historical importance in California are currently designated as significant... More on Ceres.ca.gov

Inscription. With the discovery of gold on January 24, 1848, Coloma Road became one of the primary routes to the gold fields of El Dorado County. The road started at Sutters Fort (New Helvitia), th... More on HMDB

Hangman's Tree - Plush seating and good music gives Hangman's Tree a good name. The place usually gets filled up by midnight so ... More on clubzone

Inscription. This city in the days of 49 was called “Hangtown”, This was the site of Elstners Hay Yard on which stood the Hangmans Tree: where vigilantes executed many men for various c... More on HMDB

Inscription. Trading post, emigrant stop, and mining camp of the 1850s. This became one of the remount stations of the Central Overland Pony Express. Here at the Nevada House on April 13, 1860, pony rider William (Sam) Hamilton changed ... More on HMDB

Inscription. El Dorado, meaning “The Gilded One”, was first known as Mud Springs from the boggy quagmire the cattle and horses made of a nearby watering place. Originally a important camp along the old Carson Emigrant ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Hiram Lodge No.43: Free and Accepted Masons, was chartered in the town of Mud Springs, as it was ten called, May 16, 1854. The Lodge met in rented buildings until the completion of this brick edifice in 1862. On September ... More on HMDB