El Dorado, California
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El Dorado, not to be confused with the nearby El Dorado Hills, is a town in El Dorado County, California. The population was 4,096 at the 2000 census. The town is registered as California Historical Landmark #486.
[edit] History
El Dorado, "The Gilded One", was first known as Mud Springs from the boggy quagmire the cattle and horses made of a nearby watering place. Originally an important camp on the old Carson Trail, by 1849-50 it had become the center of a mining district and the crossroads for freight and stagecoach lines. At the height of the rush its large gold production supported a population of several thousand. It was incorporated as the town of El Dorado in 1856.
[edit] Geography
El Dorado is located at GR1.
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