Placerville in El Dorado County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

County of El Dorado Courthouse Restoration

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 18, 2008

1. County of El Dorado Courthouse Restoration Marker

Inscription. Board of Supervisors John M. Caswell – District 1, William V.D. Johnson – District 2, Thomas M. Goodloe, Jr. – District 3, Raymond E. Lawyer, Chairman – District 4, Gerald E. Martin – District 5.
Robert Mason, Architect Buettner-Carter, Denton & Assoc., General Contractor

Erected 1971.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.

Location. 38° 43.786′ N, 120° 47.962′ W. Marker is in Placerville, California, in El Dorado County. It can be reached from the intersection of Main Street. Marker is placed on the concrete footing of the light standard at the entrance to the El Dorado County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 495 Main Street, Placerville CA 95667, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Metro,

in the Gold Country,

in the Sierra Nevada,

and in the Lake Tahoe Basin.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas Maul (a few steps from this marker); Placerville (within shouting distance of this marker); Emigrant Jane (within shouting distance of this marker); Confidence Engine Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Confidence Hall (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Douglass – Hines Building Bricks (within shouting distance of this marker); In Respectful Memory of Joseph M. Staples (within shouting distance of this marker); Fountain and Tallman Soda Works (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Placerville.

Also see . . . El Dorado County. Gold Rush Chronicles website entry (Submitted on October 20, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.)

Additional commentary.
1. The Courthouse
The El Dorado County courthouse was destroyed by fire in 1910. All birth and death records were lost. Historical references to pioneers coming here during the Gold Rush can only be found in historical books or on pioneer cemetery grave markers of the time. Source: Western Living – History of El Dorado County

— Submitted October 20, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.

Additional keywords. Court Houses

County of El Dorado Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 30, 2005

2. County of El Dorado Courthouse

Note marker below the barrel of the cannon

Back of the Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 18, 2008

3. Back of the Courthouse

Cannon on Grounds of Courthouse - Left of Steps image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 2, 2008

4. Cannon on Grounds of Courthouse - Left of Steps

Plaque reads: Civil War Cannon, Placerville Post 108

Cannon on Grounds of Courthouse - Right of Steps image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 18, 2008

5. Cannon on Grounds of Courthouse - Right of Steps

Plaque reads: Civil War Cannon, Placerville Post No.108

Photographed by Syd Whittle, October 30, 2008

6. County of El Dorado Courthouse Restoration Marker

Close-Up of artwork bordering the roof.

Artwork Above Front Entrance of Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Syd Whittle, November 2, 2008

7. Artwork Above Front Entrance of Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on April 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,650 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 20, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 4. submitted on November 2, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 5. submitted on October 20, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 6. submitted on October 31, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona. 7. submitted on November 2, 2008, by Syd Whittle of Mesa, Arizona.