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

Carson Trail - Pleasant Valley

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 17, 2022

1. Carson Trail - Pleasant Valley Marker

Inscription. "We reached what in our guide book was called 'Pleasant Valley Gold Mines'; where we found two or three tents, and a few men with their gold-washing pans." - Sarah Royce. Oct 24, 1849

Erected 2005 by Trails West, Inc. (Marker Number CR-63.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the California Trail, the Kit Carson Trail, and the Trails West Inc. series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is October 24, 1849.

Location. 38° 40.977′ N, 120° 39.761′ W. Marker is in Pleasant Valley, California, in El Dorado County. It is on Pleasant Valley Road, on the right when traveling east. The marker is on the perimeter of the Pleasant Valley Square parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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,

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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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Carson Trail - Descent to Pleasant Valley (approx. one mile away); Carson Trail - Wagon Road Junction (approx. 3 miles away); Carson Trail - Wagon Road to Placerville (approx. 3.7 miles away); a different marker also named Carson Trail - Wagon Road to Placerville (approx. 5.2 miles away); Sportsman’s Hall (approx. 5.4 miles away); The Pony Express - Sportsman’s Hall (approx. 5.4 miles away); Johnson Cutoff Trail - Sportsman Hall (approx. 5.4 miles away); Jenkinson Lake (approx. 5½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasant Valley.

Photographed by Alvis Hendley, October 17, 2022

2. Carson Trail - Pleasant Valley Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. This page has been viewed 201 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2022, by Alvis Hendley of San Francisco, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.